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Books and Audio CDs

Share Made Simple

Shares made simple is a great book to start getting your head around stock markets, bull and bear markets, the importance of Dividends, EPS & Gearing and a general understanding how shares work. It's a brilliant start for the inexperience private investors as well as someone who has started dipping your toe into the water and buying a few stocks here and there. It covers the worlds main finacial markets, but is written mainly for the UK and the US investor. No prior knowledge of the subject is required and by the end with a little homework you should be off making your first stock selections.

Jim Cramer's Real Money

Real Money by Jim Cramer CNBCs very own stock master give you the best tips and tricks of how to make some serious mad money in the stock market. This book covers more detail about fundamentals of stock and investment strategies for private growth or income investors. A very entertaining reads as you would expect from Jim Cramer, but it's mostly aimed at the US market or Cramerica as Jim likes to call it. It teaches you to do your homework before buying a stock and tell you how and what to do to make money. It is still a read for both the beginner as well as some more savvy investors and explains Jim's trading philosophy.

Think and Grow Rich (audio book)

The original investment and entrepreneurs guide to making something out of your life, it encourages you to spot everyday opportunities and build your own wealth empire. A real treat as he tell the story of all the great inventors and Entrepreneurs and relates it back to simple principles that everyone can embed in their everyday life. Although the book isn't the latest out there this classic brings back strategies that till his day hold firm and can get you through the recession.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad (audio book)

Robert T. Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad is not just a heartwarming story about how Robert made his fortune through investment in real estate in the US (he was one who benefited from the housing bubble), but also how a little financial intelligence can get everyone clued up about investment strategies. It's all about how you can make more out of your hard earned paycheck and how cash flow is key to become a successful investor. Robert is highly entertaining, while at the same time a great motivator and entrepreneur who's franchise had global appeal. Try also testing his game Rat Race to practice your skills without the risk of actually going bankrupt.

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