Customer Review: George Soros is a very interesting thinker.
It is true (as he more or less admits in his book)
that his philosophical ideas are somewhat "inexact"
by the analytic standards of that profession,
but the insights are real. He gives market equilibrium
theorists a run... more info
Customer Review: This is not a get rich quick type book but it does help teach you ways to let your money work for you in simple terms. Things like why mutual funds are better than savings accounts, etc. It goes back and forth from telling stories to giving advice which is a nice change from your standard boring... more info
Customer Review: Simple like that: if you are a layman investor and don't want to lose a dime, stop your investment actions right now and start reading this book immediately. I've started composing my stock portfolio a couple of months, before reading this book. At that time, I didn't know any of the Graham's... more info
Customer Review: Mr. Kelly has done a remarkable job in writing a book that is an equally interesting read to novice as well as experienced investors. Beginning investors will find a thorough and concise method for creating a stock market portfolio as well as wonderful explanations and tools for fundamental research... more info
Customer Review: Stay Mad For Life is a great financial education experience. This book covers many issues that are never discussed with most people. I wasn't familiar with the different types of disability insurance, and I didn't know the best way to take advantage of retirement plans. However, the first part of... more info
Customer Review: This is excellent investigative reporting! And it reads like a thriller. It would be easy to blame it all on the unqualified homebuyer for taking on debt they could not afford. But everyone is to blame: The loan broker who cons the homebuyer and earns fees in the process. The lenders not doing their... more info
Customer Review: Sometimes the simple approach turns out to be the tactic offering the most beneficial results, and as Solin describes in this book, that is certainly the case with long term investing. Unfortunately, Solin's book, also simple in its approach, does not have the luxury of this principle. This... more info
Customer Review: I picked this book up as a light summer scandal read and it turned out to be anything but. This is a tremendous book. As someone with limited knowledge of the world of investing, I was a bit behind the curve in muddling my way through what is a very complicated story told using the language of the... more info
Customer Review: Many concepts in "Fooled by Randomness" can be mentally applied to many areas and circumstances of our lives. This book has a lot of variety both past and present that can help us in the future in how we *think* about things, our environment, and more importantly, ourselves. This review will take a... more info
Customer Review: I'm 29-going-on-30 and wishing that I had absorbed the wisdom imparted in this book when I first signed up for a 401k. But here I am, seven years later, finally having a real understanding of where I should stash my retirement nest egg. The premise behind this book is simple - index funds have... more info
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