Virginia B. Morris.

EDITOR AND AUTHOR

Virginia B. Morris is Editorial Director of Lightbulb Press and the author of more than a dozen books on investing, personal finance, and retirement planning. Her most recent publications include A Woman's Guide to Investing (3rd ed., 2005), and a new series in collaboration with Standard & Poor's.

THE INTELLIGENT INVESTOR

A Book of Practical Counsel

By Benjamin Graham (1949; 4th ed., 2005)

Anyone who thinks seriously about investing should read this classic analysis, which has been in print for more than 50 years. While it's probably not the best choice for a new investor, Graham's brilliant work lays the foundation of value investing. His counsel--consider the intrinsic worth of a stock before you buy--still rings true.

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THE ONLY INVESTMENT GUIDE YOU'LL EVER NEED

By Andrew Tobias (1978; 2005)

I can recommend this book for many reasons: Tobias provides solid, practical information in a highly readable, often highly entertaining way without ever promising you'll be a millionaire or insisting that being rich is something you deserve. In fact, the title may be truer than Tobias anticipated when he published the first edition in the 1970s, a decade during which investors learned some hard lessons.

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STANDARD & POOR'S GUIDE TO MONEY & IN VESTING

By Virginia B. Morris and Kenneth M. Morris (2005)

Our guide, with its distinctive integration of clear language and engaging graphics, has two goals--first, to introduce new investors to the essential things they need to know to make informed investment decisions. The second goal is to serve as a reference for concise and cogent explanations of investing concepts that all investors need

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