<p>Im new to the idea of investing and am looking for a good book to help out someone completely clueless.</p>
<p>i'm reading the motley fool's investment guide right now.. i thnk its really helpful if your just getting into investing in stocks and such. they have a website too its <a href="http://www.fool.com%5B/url%5D">www.fool.com</a></p>
<p>Motley Fool is great. :) You should also try Yahoo! Finance (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com%5B/url%5D">http://finance.yahoo.com</a>) and Investopedia (<a href="http://www.investopedia.com)%5B/url%5D">http://www.investopedia.com)</a>. </p>
<p>This isn't about investing, but a great book you should read is The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley and William Danko. It tells you of the REAL lives of American millionaires... and you might be in for a surprise. It's useful for getting an idea of how to "get there."</p>
<p>All the luck in the world to young investors like you! :) (And me).</p>
<p>Do yourself a favor and get The Intelligent Investor if you want to invest. The fool guide, investopedia etc do not compare.</p>
<p>Read Buffet, warren, not jimmy. He has the best advice outthere. </p>
<p>Understand every bit of reading material has a bias and there is no perfect way to do anything... thank god. </p>
<p>The investment world has alot of smart-stupid snobs.. you'll only hear about things when they go well, never when they lay an egg. </p>
<p>Follow Buffet's basic philosophy and you'll do alright.</p>
<p>BTW by investment I am guessing a long term buy and hold unlike trading which would have a much shorter horizon. You also want to define that. </p>
<p>Just know that books won't make you cash...if they did everyone would be rich.</p>
<p>The Intelligent Investor.</p>
<p>i find investing funny</p>