Good concise and precise work to learn about investment, particularly in the context of a PEA. You should start with this one if you know nothing. No pompous verbiage or esoteric. The practice. Sometimes too much. Indeed, the last part proposes financial formulas to judge the quality of the securities. Now, at a time when online brokers offer "screeners" assessment, it would have been easier to propose an interpretation of the most common indicators. In addition, winners styles "value" and "GARP" if they are sound, are more difficult to implement when the market is fairly valued. What is the case today. An update of the book according to these two criticisms would be welcome. In short, I recommend to clear the ground, but you need to provide personal work to build your portfolio. The Websites to which the author refers are a good track progress.