A Guide to Putting CAN SLIM Concepts into Action - How to Make Money in Stocks Getting Started

This is a down to earth , well organized and easily understood book . As a newbie to investing in 2013 I am
following the system. So far the biggest thing I have learned is to keep my losses minimal (7-8%). This can at least
keep me in the game . Matthew Galgani, Amy Smith and William O'Neil are motivational authors.The CAN SLIM system allows for rational rather than emotional investment decisions.

matthew has made the CAN SLIM system easily practical without the fluff,[ which may be important to a newcomer to the market but not for me since I am already thoroughly familiar with the system].
The work has shown me how to save time with my investing routine.[the original work is great , mind you, but I guess that I allowed myself to be confused with all the information given in IBD.]
The book is great. Buy it and USE IT......you can't go wrong, as long as you learn the system thoroughly and stick to the rules.
None that I know of.
Love the work.......no dislikes. Just wish I was more disciplined when I started IBD many moons ago. Would have had six figure net worth now.

While Bill O'Neil's book, "How to Make Money........" is excellent information, it is more of a reference book dealing more with theory. Galgani's book is a "How To" Book. He provides answers to the questions I had after reading O'Neil's and provides a plan on how to implement all the information in O'neil's book. A wealth of information for anyone wanting to get into profitable stock trading. It is much easier to read than O'Neil's book. Read it more than once. You will get more out of it each time you read it.

One of the keys to equities investing is eliminating all the noise. Once I turned off CNBC and stopped following the Fools I was able to focus. Now, I only trust Investors Business Daily and the CANSLIM method. This book would have prevented some of the mistakes I made over the last six years.

I appreciate Matt's emphasis on the time element in creating a watch list. His emphasis on an investment plan that places sell decisions at the front. And a rehash of the CAN SLIM elements that are so crucial to picking the best of the best stocks. John

This book has a few useful checklists. However, one should read the master, William O'neil, rather than this simplified exposition of the IBD method. If one really wants to learn trading, then invest in O'neil's books.

Possibly with a little wine and cheese, this would be a better digestive. Have yet to figure out why books that hail themselves as leading the reader into a glorious financial state are so dry and dull that before this Utopian plateau is reached, the book is forgotten. If anyone out there can figure a way to make such a page turner more palatable, I would love to know it.

This book cannot finish a paragraph without plugging the authors website and services offered. It was difficult to read this because the author would always say "I will explain this in more detail later" immediately followed by "you will need to subscribe to my website so I can hold your hand while you trade". No thanks. I would recommend either a Stan Weinstein or Mike Swanson book so you can develop your own strategy.

5 of my 6 investments lost using their methods. I lost $15,000 in three months using CAN SLIM. My advice is stay away from IBD. Their paper his highly biased republican and timing the market is never a good idea. It is almost impossible to get in when they say is the optimal entry point. You must first see if the stock has higher than average buying volume that day any by the time you figure that out that stock has jumped a ton. If you try to get in before that point you could also loose. These momentum stocks are highly risky. Stay away from IBD.

Got this book from local library. i would give this book 3 stars for the following Cons and Pros
Cons:
1) This book make me feel like it's a user guide for IBD subscription service. the daily routine and weekly routine are all based on reading materials from IBD subscription.
2) too much overlapping informations. The author's excuse was help reader memorize important information by mention them in the book again and again..

Pros:
1) the buying checklist and selling checklist are inspiring. despite keep mention IBD subscription again and again, the author do give some helpful suggestions about screen stocks from company's financial fundamental perspective. EPS, sales, institution buying etc.

Bottom line: I would recommend get this book from library and take notes while reading, skip chapter 6 which is technical analysis part, you need read more comprehensive books to learn technical analysis for real.

Investing's simple but that doesn't mean its easy. This book shows that to be oh so true. I have read somewhere around forty books on stock market investing and trading, and this is by far in the top five of books. Mr Galgani shows a brilliant investing strategy, that if utilizied correctly can make you a fortune in the market.
This book has simple rules:
Buy with a continuing earning growth
A growth in price and volume
Look for chart formations
New Product
Follow the Leader
Institutional Sponsorship
and the overall market direction

Never buy long in a bear market, never sell short in a bull market--these are rules to live by. A cliche that is rarely heard on Wall-Street.

Investing's simple but that doesn't mean its easy. This book shows that to be oh so true. I have read somewhere around forty books on stock market investing and trading, and this is by far in the top five of books. Mr Galgani shows a brilliant investing strategy, that if utilizied correctly can make you a fortune in the market.
This book has simple rules:
Buy with a continuing earning growth
A growth in price and volume
Look for chart formations
New Product
Follow the Leader
Institutional Sponsorship
and the overall market direction

Never buy long in a bear market, never sell short in a bull market--these are rules to live by. A cliche that is rarely heard on Wall-Street.

I read many reviews. Why nobody is providing information about results? Isn't the purpose of this book to gain measurable results?
For example, when I read books let's say on a specific diet, I'd like to read reviews that sounds like " I weigh ____ and I lost/gained ____ pounds over _____ days/weeks/ months "
Many people are writing reviews right after finishing reading and while they intoxicated with a lot of inspiration without follow up on the results.
Inspiration is a great thing but if it leads to nothing then it means nothing.
I gave it five stars for the benefit of the doubt.

There is no substantial gains for quite a while after applying the investment strategies taught by this book. Of course no guarantee, but at least there should be something new to learn. Unfortunately, I would prefer reading other books!