Book excerpt: The Diary of a Novice Investor
When dad died, I was forced to come to terms with managing Mom’s investments, and my possible inability to do so. For Mom’s sake, I had to know if I could do what needed to be done. I needed to make personal changes.
“I wrote this book to provide insight to readers who are interested in investing, but have no previous exposure to the emotional roller coaster investing can create. I am not an analyst nor certified in any way as an investment advisor or financial planner, and I do not intend for anyone to use the information provided in this book as professional investment advice. Rather, my goal is to express my first-person experience learning about investing, and offer the reader insight into the angst, frustration, elation, and thought-processes I experienced as a novice investor — and continue working through today.”