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Learn to Earn: A Beginner’s Guide to the Basics of Investing and Business is a book that presents the readers with the fundamentals of business and investing. The book highlights a lot of facts that are not covered in school curricula. The book is a good read for anyone who is in high school or older. Summary of the Book The authors, Peter Lynch and John Rothchild, have provided readers with a book that discusses modern teenagers and their awareness of companies like McDonald’s, Pepsi, Coke, Gap, Reebok and Nike. It points out the fact that despite knowing about these big companies, they still do not have enough knowledge to be able to buy stocks in these companies. This simple and detailed guide aims at acquainting the readers with the functioning of the economic system and the stock market. It present us with the concepts like the need for being aware with stock market basics, understanding a company’s annual report, finding out business opportunities, reading the stock table in the newspaper, and thinking and investing like a professional investor. About Peter Lynch Peter Lynch is a stock investor, research consultant, financial author and philanthropist. He has co-authored books with financial writer John Rothchild. He currently serves as a research consultant for Fidelity Investments. About John Rothchild John Rothchild is a freelance writer who writes about financial matters. He has worked a s a columnist for publications like Fortune and Time.