Thanks, I think you guys hit on a good point. Knowing the industry I invest in is the key. I don’t know “The Market” and have only made money in it by accident.
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Motley Fool, then. They have a number of books and resources that are excellent for folks just getting into investing. None of their basic investment philosophy is ground-breaking stuff, nor are they the first to espouse it. They are, however, the first I've found that put it into American English, rather than investo-babble-speak, and they've even made it mildly entertaining.