This week I subscribed to the Wall Street Journal for 6 months. I have a sneaky suspicion that if I can only learn the secrets of investing, I will be able to comfortably retire in no time and vacation in the Bahamas, just like they do in the old Palm classic Dope Wars.
I received my first print edition today in my mailbox. I have no idea how they can deliver the daily paper so fast through the mail, but mine is not to question why.
Quickly my eyes lit upon an article called, "He Invests, She Invests: Who Gets Better Returns." The article is about the differences between men and women as investors based on a study dated February 2001 from the Journal of Economics. I don't know if it really is true that they are citing data from a 7 year old study, but that is not my point.
The article suggests three books for reading up on investing, along with enrolling in an investment course at the local college [Which one?], reading personal finance magazines and the newspaper business section.
Of course, this leaves me with one question: If I wanted to do all that why would I have taken the time to subscribe to the "magic bullet" Wall Street Journal."
Here are the recommended books anyways. I will have to see if they are available as Books on CD.
- "The Four Pillars of Investing" by William J Bernstein and Donald G M Coxe
- "The Wall Street Self-Defense Manual: A Consumer's Guide to Intelligent Investing," by Henry Blodget
- "Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People," by Jane Bryant Quinn
1 comments:
I think your main question deserves an answer! Have you posted it to the WSJ site?
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