My First Stock came from my own journey of trying to understand stock investing as a complete beginner. I had heard about shares, IPOs, dividends and the stock market, but I wanted someone to explain everything to me in simple, everyday language. As I learned step by step, I realized that many other people may have the same questions. So I turned my learning experience into this book. This is not a book written to make investing look complicated. It is one beginner sharing what he has learned with another beginner — from understanding what a share is to preparing to buy your first stock. If I can understand it, you can understand it too.