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Summary: Essential information on a cutting-edge investment product
Review: Better than Gold is the first book-length study of one of today's hottest investment possibilities. In clear, detailed chapters, Bill McCord and Donald Moine offer essential information on how to evaluate and invest in Swiss annuities. In brief, McCord and Moine believe passionately that Swiss annuities provide investors with an outstanding opportunity to grow and protect their money. This Swiss "safety net" allows funds to grow at reasonable rates of return.. At the same time, it protects funds from lawsuits and creditors. It seems like an unbeatable combination. For many investors, it will be. McCord and Moine also provide a detailed analysis of who will benefit most from investing in Swiss annuities, and the place of these annuities in a balanced portfolio. The iron-clad protection offered by Swiss privacy laws, for instance, means that professionals at high risk of lawsuits should be investing in this product. Swiss Annuities are also among the most flexible in this class of investment, and Moine and McCord are careful to provide thorough disclosure of the terms and conditions governing their purchase or redemption. Overall, the book will be worth well more than its cover price to investors seeking full information or financial professionals seeking the best counsel for their clients.
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Summary: Save your money and skip this one.....
Review: This was the first time I was tempted to send a book back to Amazon and get a refund. This book delivered plenty of "sizzle" about Swiss annuities, but didn't give me much "steak." The authors spent significant (wasted) print space trying to sell the reader on the general concept of Swiss annuities. You don't have to sell me on the general concept of Swiss annuities. If I wasn't interested, I wouldn't have bought the book. Like any investment, I want to see the details and an objective, well reasoned analysis before I plunk down the cash. I'll use the information that you provide to make an educated decision. In my opinion, the authors failed to provide enough information. They also failed to temper their (perhaps justified) enthusiasm for Swiss annuities. So what I was left with was little more than an enthusiastic sales pitch. One that cost me $25. Some questions I would have liked to have seen answered: What if the Swiss franc! doesn't continue to be a favored currency relative to the dollar, how would this change the equation? (a relevant question since the Swiss franc HAS dropped to about SF 1.50 to $1.00 USD, and the prevailing opinion of European analysts is that they expect it to drop some more this year) What about variable annuities offered by Swiss insurance companies? What are the products offered by the companies you recommend? What makes them recommended? What makes the companies different? All in all, the only really useful information for me was at the end of the book where they provided names and addresses of recommended Swiss insurance companies. If you go and buy a recent copy of PROFIT magazine (I can't remember but I think it was the July issue) you can get the exact same information. Save your money, buy the magazine. In all fairness to the a! uthors, I do have to thank them for their efforts to public! ize a relatively obscure investment device that shows some real potential.
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