What are the top 5 books a novice should read before embarking on buying stocks and shares?
Any ideas?

ariesr,

can you post a link please?

British Bulls

"Profit from you PC
By David Linton (Founder of Updata Software) "

This book changed my life.

Before reading it I thought the way to success was by (a) reading the right journals and (b) having a well informed stock broker.

Reading David's book will show why neither of these are reliable and why the TA route can be (notice I don't say it always automatically is).

Then with a copy of Douglas Trading in the Zone to give you the confidence - not to teach you TA - you'll be well on the way.

For a good book on TA I'd recommend Jeremy du Plessis and his book on Point and Figure due out later this month.

TP

re Trader's Bible, the stakes & holdings spreadsheet has just been released:

http://www.harriman-house.com/tradersbible/downloads.htm