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The Next Great Bubble Boom: How to Profit from the Greatest Boom in History: 2006-2010 58 reviews
Harry S. Dent
Free Press, 2006
Good book, good idea, timing a little off
Very good book at predicting long-term trends. However, his short-term analysis and predictions are a little off the mark, sometimes by a few years. As long as you don't take his advice as "short term advice" then I would say the book is very good, if not brilliant. His analysis is refreshing, ...
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The Baron Son: Vade Mecum 7 39 reviews
Vicky Therese Davis, William R. Patterson, ...
Long & Silverman, 2005
Amazingly Insightful
+ A Real Life Parable
+ Not your average business/leadership book.
+ A great guide to success
+ Great read ranks with classics
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The Theory of Corporate Finance 6 reviews
Jean Tirole
Princeton University Press, 2005
Superb
+ I really like it
+ the last word
+ an enchiridion on corporate finance
+ Excellent Theoretical Approach
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Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead 59 reviews
Tamara Draut
Doubleday, 2006
Hard Times are here....
+ Personally horrorifying, in a good way
+ It's Dead On
...and harder times, they are a-comin'. Tamara Draut writes what is true. My generation (Gen X) is in deep trouble. No matter if we "go by the playbook", as she writes, no matter what steps we take, we'll still end up bilked and impoverished because of a government that only cares about lining the ...
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Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst: A True Story of Inside Information and Corruption in the Stock Market35 reviews
Daniel Reingold, Jennifer Reingold
Collins, 2006
Rate This One A Buy
+ Well Written and Insightful, but a Little Too Long for the Content
+ The Emperor's Old Clothes
+ Solid book
+ There's no right or wrong, just money ...
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The Number : A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Life109 reviews
Lee Eisenberg
Free Press, 2006
Every worker should read this book
+ A Light-Hearted, Interesting Book
This is a great book for anyone 20+, who is working and thinking they have it made. As a recent early retiree baby boomer, everything in this book rang true. It's not about the "number", it's about how you spend it and how you need to be prudent in your working years.
In addition, the book ...
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Day Trading the Currency Market: Technical and Fundamental Strategies To Profit from Market Swings (Wiley ... 39 reviews
Kathy Lien
Wiley, 2005
Superb resource for all active forex traders - highly recommended!
+ Great overall guide, but not for somebody new to market altogether
Kathy Lien has written one of the most important "must have" books for active forex traders with "Day Trading the Currency Market".
Packed with practical insights and solid trading setups, she's written a superb book that's packed with useful trading how-tos, from one of the most respected forex ...
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Fire Your Stock Analyst: Analyzing Stocks On Your Own (Definitive Guides (Financial Times/Prentice Hall))23 reviews
Harry Domash
FT Press, 2006
Great book on analyzing stocks on your own..........
+ The Best and Only Complete Book on Stock Analysis!!
+ Excellent reading.
+ One guy's system for evaluating the financial soundness of businesses so it canbe determined if they are undervalued or growing!
+ A Practitioner's View of Stock Analysis
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The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth53 reviews
Richard Paul Evans
Fireside, 2005
Now I can buy whatever I want.
+ Simple yet powerful
+ Succinct Proven Success/Money Principles...
+ Great Basic Lessons About Money
+ Great starting point on the road to financial freedom
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Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week!154 reviews
Phil Town
Crown, 2006
Everybody even a fund manger should read it once
+ No nonsense disciplined approach.
+ Great Foundation to Screen Stocks
+ Rule #1 finally makes sense of it all
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Hedgehogging81 reviews
Barton Biggs
Wiley, 2006
Excellent book
+ Elegantly-written, in-your face report on hedge funds
Its a great book, I came on here to buy another copy for a friend who runs a well known hedge fund. Well organized? No, not really, but it doesn't matter. It really does capture the flavor of the world nicely.
The quality of the writing is substantially better than expected - which is to say ...
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Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People36 reviews
Jane Bryant Quinn
Simon & Schuster, 2006
I've bought five copies
+ Great Place for Financial Organizing
+ Oustanding
+ Finally...
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The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich295 reviews
David Bach
Broadway, 2005
David Bach is the greatest financial expert
+ A helpful guide on how to retire rich
+ Simple as it gets for financial/spiritual freedom.
At first I was a little intimidated to read a book about finances but David Bach explains everything in plain english. There are a lot of things that I already knew I should be doing with my money but David really motivates me and makes me feel like I could really do this. I am truly on my way to ...
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The Wall Street Journal Complete Money and Investing Guidebook (The Wall Street Journal Guidebooks)25 reviews
Dave Kansas
Three Rivers Press, 2005
Easy introduction for laymen to Wall Street
+ The basic investing book everyone needs
+ Wide-ranging overview of finance complete with enjoyable imagery
+ Great Start
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Morningstar ETFs 100: 2006 (Morningstar Etfs 150)1 review
Morningstar Inc.
Wiley, 2006
Data, data and more data - all well organized
While ETFs are increasing in popularity, there are few objective sources of analysis. Look no further than Morningstar's book. In a comprehensive, well-organized manner, the book provides you with information about the largest and most actively traded ETFs. The first part of the book provides an ...
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The Only Guide to a Winning Bond Strategy You'll Ever Need: The Way Smart Money Preserves Wealth Today20 reviews
Larry E. Swedroe, Joseph H. Hempen
Truman Talley Books, 2006
A Must Read For Every Investor
+ Great Bond Book
+ Great book for a "bonds 101"
+ A classic book on investing
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Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week!154 reviews
Phil Town
Crown, 2006
Everybody even a fund manger should read it once
+ No nonsense disciplined approach.
+ Great Foundation to Screen Stocks
+ Rule #1 finally makes sense of it all
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The Theory of Corporate Finance6 reviews
Jean Tirole
Princeton University Press, 2005
Superb
+ I really like it
+ the last word
+ an enchiridion on corporate finance
+ Excellent Theoretical Approach
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Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst: A True Story of Inside Information and Corruption in the Stock Market35 reviews
Daniel Reingold, Jennifer Reingold
Collins, 2006
Rate This One A Buy
+ Well Written and Insightful, but a Little Too Long for the Content
+ The Emperor's Old Clothes
+ Solid book
+ There's no right or wrong, just money ...
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Hedgehogging81 reviews
Barton Biggs
Wiley, 2006
Excellent book
+ Elegantly-written, in-your face report on hedge funds
Its a great book, I came on here to buy another copy for a friend who runs a well known hedge fund. Well organized? No, not really, but it doesn't matter. It really does capture the flavor of the world nicely.
The quality of the writing is substantially better than expected - which is to say ...
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