Getting Started

Are you new to investing? Here you’ll find an easy way into the subject – from free guides and articles to classic books that have inspired some of the world’s most successful investors.

Start with free introductions on sites like Investopedia, The Motley Fool or your own bank/platform (e.g. Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard). When you’re ready to take it a step further, you can dive into analysis from Seeking Alpha and Morningstar – or explore classic books that provide strategy, psychology and practical tools for building wealth.

 📚 Important investment books (selected classics - click to read more)

• Security Analysis – Benjamin Graham & David Dodd (1934)

• The Intelligent Investor – Benjamin Graham (1949)

• A Random Walk Down Wall Street – Burton G. Malkiel (1973)

• One Up On Wall Street – Peter Lynch (1989)

• The Warren Buffett Way – Robert Hagstrom (1994)

• Stocks for the Long Run – Jeremy J. Siegel (1994)

• The Little Book of Common Sense Investing – John C. Bogle (2007)

• The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life – Alice Schroeder (2008)

• Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond – Bruce Greenwald (2001)

• The Little Book That Still Beats the Market – Joel Greenblatt (2010)

• How to Own the World – Andrew Craig (UK, 2019)

• The Simple Path to Wealth – JL Collins (2016)

• The Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel (2020)

 🌐 Featured Websites & Resources (short overview, primarily American)

• Investopedia – educational guides and strategy basics

• The Motley Fool – stock recommendations and community

• Seeking Alpha – analysis, news, debate

• Morningstar – analysis, news, debate

• Yahoo! Finance – analysis, news, debate

• Google Finance – market figures and overviews

• Stock Analysis – company profiles and stock analysis

• AlphaSense – research tools for professionals

• Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard, E-Trade, M1 Finance – platforms and educational resources

🌐 European resources:

• DEGIRO – EU-based low-cost broker

• BETTER FINANCE – European organization for investor education

• European Investment Bank – analyses and reports

• Business schools such as ESCP and Copenhagen Business School – research and insights

Conclusion

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