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Understanding Investments

By: Connel Fullenkamp, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Connel Fullenkamp
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Learn how to invest with skill and confidence to attain your financial goals with the 24 timely and informative lectures of Understanding Investments.

Economist, Professor Connel Fullenkamp explains the fundamentals of investing to those new to the subject while broadening and deepening the knowledge of more experienced investors. He clearly explains the various kinds of financial markets, the different kinds of investments available to you, and the pros and cons of each - and tells you how to evaluate each of these in terms of your own financial situation and goals.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2012 The Great Courses (P)2012 The Teaching Company, LLC

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Great for new investors!

a lot of great content, definitely worth the listen if you're a new investor or an old one that wants to freshen up your knowledge. Highly recommend!!

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Impressive Insight

The narration and voice was something that keeps the listeners engaged. The content of the chapters covered a great deal of topics that are involved in today's society and what options are available. Without some knowledge/history in finance there can be some areas that could be a challenge to fully grasp. And this book covers the financial department from the US perspective. There are some other counties that don't have the same opportunities, The PDF that is attached is thoroughly detailed and covers a great deal of content that is quite beneficial.

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Instructive Course

This course gave me a lot to think about. I also learned a lot about the different kinds of investments out there.

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good general knowledge

well explained to get your toes in investment world overall in enjoyed it ...

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great book

lots of information and great for beginners. Easy to understand and will listen again.

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Good info but a bit dated

Be aware that this info is a bit dated as of 2022. Otherwise, informative lecture series.

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Very Helpful

Loved this audiobook. The narration and voice is great. The content is amazing and value-added. The professor explained the concepts in plain language. I am in an MBA program and I can tell you that I gained a better understanding of how bonds, stocks and TMV work in this lecture compared to my professor at my Corporate Finance class. Make sure to download the pdf online so that you can follow along. You can find the pdf in your Audible account under my library.

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Excellent explanation of finance and investing

The author shares some great explanations of types on investments, and strategies for long and short term investing. Wish I had listened to this years ago. Also, the author is the narrator and does an excellent job keeping it interesting.

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Information at its best

This audio book is good. I’m getting into investments so the information isn’t over the top but i will give it a slower listen the 2nd time around. It’s worth a listen/read. Gave the story 4stars because there were a few things I didn’t grab the concept maybe my it’ll sink in on my 2nd go.

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good general overview

good basic overview of investing. Good place to start if you are need to investing and want to get a good basic understanding of the majority of investing instruments

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