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VisualMod t1_iy52la3 wrote
It is a bad idea to buy IPOs because you are almost guaranteed to lose money. The stock price will likely not be supported by the underlying business and you could end up losing most or all of your investment.
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IanSandersJr t1_iy52yey wrote
What book is that
Bryan_R58 OP t1_iy539nu wrote
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
IanSandersJr t1_iy53brd wrote
Would you recommend it?
Bryan_R58 OP t1_iy53kue wrote
Yep. I believe it’s available by pdf online but I prefer hard copy. Found it in a thrift store!
IanSandersJr t1_iy55cb4 wrote
Is it friendly to new investors
Bryan_R58 OP t1_iy56bqs wrote
I’m by no means experienced and it’s a bit over my head at times. It’s an easy enough read but I’d start with Bogle and get the basics down (DCA’ing, simple diversification, index fund investing etc)
Extra_Bathroom_8306 t1_iy5hlwv wrote
The unhighlighted parts have some good advice
Walla_Walla_26 t1_iy5i691 wrote
Learned that lesson last year. Never again
Agreeable-Ad-9648 t1_iy5il7l wrote
I'm reading Security Analysis by same author. Is it better/worse/same?
RecommendationNo6304 t1_iy5jdmw wrote
I remember watching that show from the sidelines in 1999. I didn't understand much of anything about equities or investing at the time, but it was really wild to see some of those tech stocks rocket. Cisco was another insane chart in 97-2000.
I owned some Compaq, which did well for a while until it didn't, and then got bought by HP. Also owned a few domain names. Would have owned many more had I any idea what kind of ridiculous digital land rush was about to happen.
Linux was the next big thing at the time. It was in vogue to hate Bill Gates & everything Microsoft, despite virtually everyone using Microsoft products.
RecommendationNo6304 t1_iy5jvkp wrote
Must be Zweig's commentary, or someone else who has written a recent preface to Intelligent Investor. Can't be Graham, and doesn't sound anything like Buffett.
Bryan_R58 OP t1_iy5nk9e wrote
Haven’t read it (yet!)
Bryan_R58 OP t1_iy5nlmv wrote
not_goverment_entity t1_iy5oudh wrote
First check what sub you’re in, then ask for advice according. In this sub you ask which glue tasted better or ask for crayon recommendations
Bryan_R58 OP t1_iy5q0u6 wrote
Mondo Llama underrated
not_goverment_entity t1_iy5v9l9 wrote
Ha, I actually had to google to see what was mando llama
fickdichdock t1_iy5whlq wrote
googled a chart of that
nobody made money buying the dip
IanSandersJr t1_iy6022h wrote
Honestly. I just figured I could hopefully have one serious convo lol
Plastic-Umpire4855 t1_iy60y8l wrote
Apart from running almost every internet server globally ever..
SuperiorZexcess t1_iy66l0t wrote
I googled the stock ticker... Turns out fucking gamestop owns it now LMAO
SuperiorZexcess t1_iy66oh5 wrote
And owned by... Gamestop 🤣
SuperiorZexcess t1_iy66pki wrote
That must have translated nicely to this stock price
Sweet_Scar487 t1_iy67dx0 wrote
Did you find the part in the book where a Mr. James Cramer gets a mention for terrible stock advice?
UltimateTraders t1_iy69exh wrote
Funny thing I traded Lnux a ton!
NOT_MartinShkreli t1_iy6a3uz wrote
This was pre Reddit. That guy is probably dead lol
Bryan_R58 OP t1_iy6a99m wrote
Unfortunately I have not yet had the pleasure. Mother says based on my 2nd grade reading comprehension level that I should expect to get to that part by Spring ‘24
Bryan_R58 OP t1_iy6ae13 wrote
BUY NOW, AND DIE IN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW
NOT_MartinShkreli t1_iy6aisq wrote
If he was balls deep in calls then, well
Suggestedname420 t1_iy6bxy2 wrote
It’s a great fuckin book no doubt and has tons of value to new investors…but you’ll get roasted in the sub for admitting you can read, I know these things only because a friend told me
CyberNinja23 t1_iy6j472 wrote
Obviously the window tastes best
BenderTKE t1_iy6jvnx wrote
Door knob also a tasty treat, especially when warm
BenderTKE t1_iy6kg2n wrote
There’s no pictures, no memes, no rocket emoji, so this book no good for new investors. Graphs aren’t even colored, i had to color it myself
CyberNinja23 t1_iy6o5hp wrote
I also appreciate when someone tastes my warm knob.
Syab_of_Caltrops t1_iy6o9cp wrote
It's good, but hasn't been updated since the dot-Com bubble. Random Walk Down Wallstreet is better in that regard. I highly recommend both.
Shebert624 t1_iy6ofea wrote
What marker is that? Does it smell good?
Sour-Bitter-Confused t1_iy6rx9w wrote
Question is; who is that person’s grand kid here?
robot_handjob t1_iy6y4zd wrote
Oh great and powerful u/VisualMod please bless us with knowledge on why SPAC’s are even worse.
WallStreetBets181 t1_iy753iy wrote
He owns an island, sails around in his yacht and has a land line telephone, no smartphones or radiation devices.
Big-Truth-2026 t1_iy77x3e wrote
how old is this book that it's citing the internet
BigBadBen91x t1_iy797y2 wrote
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GoldH20 t1_iy7dcpy wrote
Oh fk off
Icy-Cat6810 t1_iy7e1x7 wrote
Vismod is the new graham of our time bro
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Icy-Cat6810 t1_iy7ecqc wrote
That book was the first wsbs but in old English written by one fucktart. My favorite is when he tells a story about ancient apes going bonkers on ticket master ipo. Apes back in the day went bonkers buying up the wrong ticker that was a communications company that was going bankrupt cuz those regards though it was the ticket master ticker. Lol it’s a great book about fucktarts, but in old English and boring as fuck Shakespeare shit. It’s like a memoir of dumbasses through out history of the markets. Apes used to count card board boxes to predict Santa Rally’s etc etc lol any thing you can think off it’s been done. Even the card board man getting a cut to not show too many or show extra boxes
pmslady t1_iy8q3ol wrote
This is the one book I wish I read first before investing. If you want to see if this is the book for you, read page 537 right away to see if something "clicks".
pmslady t1_iy8qjhc wrote
Both are good but Security Analysis is drier and somewhat boring in comparison to The Intelligent Investor. Security Analysis goes more in depth than The Intelligent Investor. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook version of The Intelligent Investor.
IanSandersJr t1_iy8sd7j wrote
Are you being serious. No one in this sub is ever serious
Plastic-Umpire4855 t1_iy8yzy2 wrote
Cent OS is free :) I wasn’t even aware Linux tried to list. Redhat and cloudlinux are the only commercialised versions
MemesGamingInc t1_iy9b65t wrote
i've read that book 3 times, going on 4th time and i have yet to find those notes on the book.
VisualMod t1_iy52ki5 wrote
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