<prompt> Human: My father told me and my siblings all teenagers that he is giving us each 1000 dollars to invest in the stock market. And by this time next year he will check out how we have done. Any books, threads, or articles that would help me learn more about the stock market would be great.  <response>: Over the period of time youre being judged on, luck is going to play a MUCH bigger role than skill or knowledge of the markets in determining which of you wins this scenario. If youre more interested in learning real, useful information about intelligent investing for the long haul, rather than just winning this game your dad has set up for you, Id suggest you read A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel and supplement it with Google searches and investopedia for terms youre not familiar with. Also, read this : 