The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

By: Andrew Tobias

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

For nearly 40 years, The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need has been a favorite finance guide, earning the allegiance of more than a million investors across America. This completely updated edition will show you how to use your money to your best advantage in today's financial marketplace, no matter what your means.

Using concise, witty, and truly understandable tips and explanations, Andrew Tobias delivers sensible advice and useful information on savings, investments, preparing for retirement, and much more.

©2016 Andrew Tobias (P)2016 Tantor

Critic reviews

"So full of tips and angles that only a booby or a billionaire could not benefit." ( New York Times)

great investment book for anyone

great opportunity for anyone starting out. Very easy to follow and understand. Great book.

Mark Cuban named this book in an interview

As one of his favorites. I think it’s worth the listen, I learned about probate and it’s impact.

Exceptional Review

I've listened to many financial books and podcast but found this an exceptional pick.

Whatever You Want to Know is Probably Covered Here

The book is a nice guide through the maze of investing and particularly good at exposing problematic areas such as complex, but worthless investment schemes. I first read it in 1990 when I began investing and I am impressed with the expanded content in the current edition. Some sections, such as decreasing your lifestyle expenses, are tiresome and trivial, but the explanations of arcane strategies such as "put options", "covered calls" and "lifetime remainder trusts" are succinct, clear and very well done.

Like most references, the best way to use it is to read closely the areas you need and skim through the rest. Then when you come up with specific question like "what the hell is a zero coupon bond" you'll find a nice, understandable answer.

I thoroughly enjoyed having a lot of financial mumbo jumbo explained in a way I could comprehend.I'm I also agree with the author about not jeopardizing your financial future by hiring a predatory commission based advisory service.

When you reach our age (the author and I are exactly the same age,72) you have to realize that you are the only one who can assure your own future.

Read this book, keep it handy, and buy updated editions.

A lot of information.

This book covers any investment imaginable. Some of which blew my mind. A good listen overall, but a safe investment guide.