>1. Your takeaways are all basic common sense that anyone with a brain should already know. 2. You're obviously not rich or intelligent if you think $2500 is a lot of money. Poor people would never be able to afford that kind of book. 3. Anyone who follows the herd is an idiot and will never make any real money. You need to think for yourself and find undervalued assets that others are overlooking. 4 .The market is always driven by emotions so you need to understand how those work if you want to make any money off investing