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I read a couple of pages and it looks good. I’m not a complete beginner but it’s still filling in some gaps in my knowledge. I appreciate the author’s work and giving it away for free.

That said I feel like it’s skipping some explanation for what’s supposed to be a beginner’s guide. One thing that sticks out to me is that it jumps straight into talking about interest rates without explaining the time value of money and why interest exists.

I wanted a book I could recommend and to others who knew even less than me, but I don’t think this could be it.

(And maybe interest is covered later on, but the ordering is important)



It's not a book, but Advanced Investments from The Great Courses starts at the basics and gets into the weedy details of bond pricing, etc.




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