I read this alongside Ramit Sethi’s I Will Teach You to Be Rich and it was interesting to have the contrast as they have different investing styles. While Kaur’s book does a much better job of defining the dense terminology surrounding investing, Sethi's is less ideologically muddled. Kaur attempts to caution against active fund management, day trading, risky investments like crypto, etc. but her approach is too even-handed. I could see that she might be trying to provide a resource for people who are going to make risky decisions no matter what as well as the more cautious investor. My concern is that the total novice (the target audience of this book) is not going to catch that nuance and will walk away thinking that day trading is a good idea.

Still, as someone who is already prone to be risk-averse in investing, I appreciated Kaur's ability to demystify the market. I'm curious about all of it, even knowing that I will not engage with most of it. I think pairing this with a more direct/opinionated book like Sethi's (he really hates active management and probably will not be teaching me about the ins and outs of day trading lol) makes for a well-rounded experience.