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Summary: A turbulent and involving story of learning to change
Review: Dancing With The Analysts by David A. Mallach is an exciting and unusually well written novel of a son who, when bequeathed a secret gift of a million dollars from the father he never knew, must rise to the challenge and turn his life around - for the money comes only with conditions that will either make him or break him. A turbulent and involving story of learning to change, grow, and adapt, and set in the volatile and often treacherous high finance world of Wall Street, Dancing With The Analysts is an exceptional and very highly recommended read.
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Summary: a homerun
Review: I been in the bussiness for ten years and this book is as real and acurate as they come. A first rate story, a homerun, David Mallach's Dancing with the Analyst is a must read.
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Summary: This barely qualifies as a Novel
Review: I'm an I-Banker who enjoys reading novels or biographies with a finance background. But this is barely a novel. It has no real conflict or twists. Basically, you have a stockbroker or money manager who invents a story of a guy suddenly left with $1 million but receives another $5 million if he can get a 15% return over three years. That's the only excitement. The rest is repeatedly restating his strategy. The protagonist starts as a 4th year Stanford student but goes to work for his money manager. But the whole time he works for the money manager, there is no conflict. He takes a couple of trips and repeats his "strategy". Now to the credibility issue. This guy proclaims growth stock picking with his "strategy". I have no problem with that. But when he takes one dig @ value investors, now I have a problem. I guess Warren Buffett's money is all hype. Look, if you want to learn about investing from a beginners level, this may be a book for you. He weaves the beginning investor's decisions and discussions in the first part of the novel. But if there is any other purpose for reading this book, such as enjoyment or a higher level of learning, avoid this book. BTW, when I went back and read the Editorial reviews, they were from the publisher, from the author, and from the inside cover. Next time, I'll research my book better and see if anyone of relevance is reviewing the book.
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Summary: This barely qualifies as a Novel
Review: I'm an I-Banker who enjoys reading novels or biographies with a finance background. But this is barely a novel. It has no real conflict or twists. Basically, you have a stockbroker or money manager who invents a story of a guy suddenly left with $1 million but receives another $5 million if he can get a 15% return over three years. That's the only excitement. The rest is repeatedly restating his strategy. The protagonist starts as a 4th year Stanford student but goes to work for his money manager. But the whole time he works for the money manager, there is no conflict. He takes a couple of trips and repeats his "strategy". Now to the credibility issue. This guy proclaims growth stock picking with his "strategy". I have no problem with that. But when he takes one dig @ value investors, now I have a problem. I guess Warren Buffett's money is all hype. Look, if you want to learn about investing from a beginners level, this may be a book for you. He weaves the beginning investor's decisions and discussions in the first part of the novel. But if there is any other purpose for reading this book, such as enjoyment or a higher level of learning, avoid this book. BTW, when I went back and read the Editorial reviews, they were from the publisher, from the author, and from the inside cover. Next time, I'll research my book better and see if anyone of relevance is reviewing the book.
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Summary: One of the Best Investment Books Ever
Review: Learn from an industry veteran. A must read for anyone who is, or will be, investing in equities. Writing in story format, Mr. Mallach conveys 30 plus years of wisdom that investment professionals pay to learn. Read beyond the characters to find out what drives equity prices.
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Summary: His system works!
Review: My lucky days were when I attended David Mallach's financial courses at Temple University and Montgomery County Community College in 1986. My brothers and I had sold our business and I was looking for ways to invest my share of the proceeds as well as my pension fund. Dave's explanation of the financial system of our country and his investment strategies impressed me. After considerabel thought I decided to invest my funds with his employer Merrill Lynch and have Dave manage the account. This was one of the smartest moves I have made. Through the profits received from Dave's system of investments, as described in his book "Dancing with the Analysts", I have been able to afford the same standard of living as when I was in business and still have the amount of money in the account that I started with. His system works and I am one of the fortunate ones to have been benefiting from it these many years.
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Summary: Amateurish - not terribly interesting
Review: This book should be avoided by anyone who is even remotely familiar with the financial markets. If you are trying to teach your pre-teen about how the stock market works, then this may be a decent allegory to consider. The main character Austin, is a simpleton, who asks too many questions. Because this character is always interrupting the other characters, the dialogue is very choppy and lacks the needed cohesion and rhythm that a story needs. The so called fianancial "strategy" is repeated in detail several times throughout this short book. As a result, these redundancies also help to contribute to the scattered flow of the story. For those who are familiar with the markets, this story will put you to sleep. The author insists on repeating over and over that earnings and stock prices are directly related, and that most so called professionals are simply speculating when they trade stocks. Certainly nothing new here. There are other stories out there that should satiate your finance fiction needs. "Conflicted" by Culp would be a strong choice.
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Summary: Amateurish - not terribly interesting
Review: This book should be avoided by anyone who is even remotely familiar with the financial markets. If you are trying to teach your pre-teen about how the stock market works, then this may be a decent allegory to consider. The main character Austin, is a simpleton, who asks too many questions. Because this character is always interrupting the other characters, the dialogue is very choppy and lacks the needed cohesion and rhythm that a story needs. The so called fianancial "strategy" is repeated in detail several times throughout this short book. As a result, these redundancies also help to contribute to the scattered flow of the story. For those who are familiar with the markets, this story will put you to sleep. The author insists on repeating over and over that earnings and stock prices are directly related, and that most so called professionals are simply speculating when they trade stocks. Certainly nothing new here. There are other stories out there that should satiate your finance fiction needs. "Conflicted" by Culp would be a strong choice.
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Summary: An Eye-Opener
Review: This is a "must-read" financial thriller. Mr. Mallach cuts to the chase in this story, which held me all the way through. Instead of dry, how to do it stuff, his story of Austin grabbed and held my attention. What a choice Austin faced! He can walk away with a million dollars, or go for the five million promised him, and possibly lose the million trying to make the 15% a year which would earn him the extra five million. Take the million and run? Or risk losing it all going for five million? On one page I was for taking the million and running. On the next page, I was asking myself, how can you walk away from five million? But having to make 15% a year for 3 years to earn the five million seems like an impossible, risky task, in today's market. Poor Austin knew he could lose it all trying. I agonized over Austin's decision right along with him. Rarely has a financial novel been so gripping and down to earth. Investors or not, you'll enjoy this book.
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Summary: Incredible knowledge
Review: This is, without a doubt, the best book I've ever read on investing. If you want to make money in the stock market, you need to find an advisor that can guide you with this knowledge and expertise. If you are an investment advisor and want to give your clients the best opportunity to grow their portfolios, you need the knowledge, experience and rationale that the author graciously shares with his readers.
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