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Summary: Little Dry
Review: I had to skip the first few chapters 'cause he kept talking about his personal life and blah blah. I finally get through that and it starts off w/ Kindergarten level investing. I read through a few more chapters and then I had to let it go. Not for me but not necessarily a bad book.
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Summary: Motley Fool rip-off
Review: If you have any of the Motley Fools investment books, then this book is a waste of time and money. Robert Sheard, a former Motley fool employee, basically just takes the Motley Fools investment systems and puts a new cover on it, and sells it as a new book. He even re-uses the same jokes. Don't waste your money.
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Summary: It works
Review: If you're like me and don't have time to pore over the Wall Street Journal every morning or stay online 10 hours a day watching the stock trends, this book is for you. It gives a simple, easy to follow, and "unemotional" system for picking top performing stocks. If the market is doing well, you will too. If it isn't, he describes when to get out. I made money with this system at a time when many of my friends were losing money on their stock "hunches."
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Summary: Excellent background knowledge to help the novice investor!
Review: It is an easy-to-read book that can be get the novice started in under a week. I also found it a great summary of other books I have read and with references to additional information that can benefit people looking to learn about the market.The book provided a solid background for an investor with minimum knowledge to take the first step into the market (unemotionally). The Fool's way to trading is quite fundamental and strives for simplicity. Anyone looking for a simple mechanism for investing a portion of their portfolio into the market without worrying about timing the market should read this book. It discusses multiple approaches (Dow, Unemotional Value, Unemotional Growth, etc.) - all purely mechanical - that have proven the test of time. All have their own inherent risks (as do all investments in the market) but the gains far outweight he risk. An investor who is looking to invest for the long haul (5 years to life) should read the book. It can be a great portfolio starter! Additionally, I feel the book is written for the independent, self-confident and disciplined person. These traits will help to keep the investor on target with their long term goals and more importantly, suceed in all aspects of their life. Buy, Read, and Invest with the best! And always remember your in it for the long haul.
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Summary: Well written and well documented method to beat the market
Review: Robert gives every investor a method to beat the market. Moreover, he explains the method in a very readable format. This is not a book about gettting rich quick or implimenting some exotic technique where you can make a million or lose it all in a short period of time. Instead, Robert improves upon some old reliable methods that have been used for years (the Dogs of the Dow and the Value Line timeliness rankings). He shows you how they work and what the results have been. Of course, he makes no guarantees that his methods will beat the market in the future. But, after reading the book, you'll see why you have a good chance of doing just that. For people familiar with the Dogs of the Dow Theory and Robert's works at the Motley Fool (like myself), the book will hopefully reinforce the Fool philosophy of putting at least some of your money into an unemotional and solid investment program.
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Summary: Transfer, please...
Review: The hard informational content of this book could be presented on a single sheet of 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper. Then again, I'd be delighted to pay [money] for it if it showed me how to pick stocks with a 40% annual return. I don't know about you but I have hard time remaining unemotional when promised a 40% return! Of course, the real question is: does it work? Well, I haven't risked any of my money trying it out. (Do you think I'm nuts?) But even the author admits his theory is based on only 10 years of data. Whoa! I'll be getting off the bus right here, thanks... (For what it's worth, the author seems like a nice guy who really believes in his baby, so I take no joy in one-starring his book. I hope he gets his 40%.)
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Summary: a great Dogs of the Down strategy
Review: This book takes as it's premise that you can beat the market. Efficient Market proponents will find it hilarious. This book is worth it's purchase price for a detailed analysis of variations on the Dogs of the Dow strategy. The section on growth investing is to the best of my knowledge complete hogwash, data mining at it's worst. But the DOD part I think provides some reasonable investment ideas.
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Summary: a great Dogs of the Down strategy
Review: This book takes as it's premise that you can beat the market. Efficient Market proponents will find it hilarious. This book is worth it's purchase price for a detailed analysis of variations on the Dogs of the Dow strategy. The section on growth investing is to the best of my knowledge complete hogwash, data mining at it's worst. But the DOD part I think provides some reasonable investment ideas.
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Summary: Very Basic
Review: This was a book that simplified much of the theories of portfolio management, and I must say that I am pretty critical to many of the theories that are presented in this book! My opinion is that the financial markets should be evaluated more properly than what this book say! To follow these recommendations and just spend a couple of hours per year on your portfolio, and then just focus on a very few information's about the company is to put your investments in danger! However, I think that this book can help a newcomer into finance, and direct him where to start looking for potential investments.
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