The only investment guide you'll ever need
by Andrew Tobias · first published 1978
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A perennial that provides solid advice on all aspects of personal finance and investing.
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…rate, just find a place that will give you easy liquidity (ie: DON'T make a 5 year investment right now). Then, buy and read the following books: "A Random Walk Guide to Investing" - Burton Malkiel "The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need" - Andrew Tobias (and/or any equivalent titles that catch your interest). Then once you have a good/better understanding of financial investments interview some financial advisors and talk to them in…
on “Ask HN: I sold my company last month for $5m. What do I do with the money?” ↗I recommend Andrew Tobias's classic _The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need_. Very sensible, and very readable. http://www.andrewtobias.com/theonly.html
on “The best investment advice you'll never get” ↗The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias. It inoculated me against a lot of potentially bad financial decisions. Also a fairly quick and entertaining read - which helps in a dry subject like personal finance. Poland by James…
on “Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?” ↗The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias. What it did for me was inoculate me against all manner of foolish choices that I probably would have made during my young adulthood. It's short, entertaining and practical. The mechanics…
on “Ask HN: Are there any books that changed your life during college or school?” ↗Go out and get a copy of "The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need" by Andrew Tobias. It's entertaining enough to keep you interested, fairly short and it's stood the test of time - first published in 1978 and updated a few times. You can read it easily in a weekend.
on “Ask HN: I have $450K cash, what should I do to maximize my return?” ↗The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias
on “Ask HN: Best Book for Personal Finance and Investment” ↗I just started reading Andrew Tobias's book, "The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need", and so far it looks like it will be good. End of the first chapter: "There are, in fact, very few ways to get rich quick. Fewer sill that are legal. Here's one: Take $5000 (borrow it if you have to),…
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