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Get Your Assets in Gear! Smart Money Strategies 70 reviews
Jan Dahlin Geiger
Outskirts Press, 2007
Get Your Assets In Gear! Smart Money Strategies
I bought Jan Geiger's book for myself. After reading it, I couldn't wait to give it to my 23 year old daughter. We both thought we had relatively good money habits; I own my own business and my daughter has had jobs since she was 11. After reading this book, I think the biggest change in both of us is realizing that the little things do count, especially over time. We are both much more ...
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If It Doesn't Go Up, Don't Buy It!125 reviews
Al Thomas
Book Publishing Company (TN), 1999
Simple and effective
I've spent a number of years researching and developing my own trading systems that produced average results. Like most people, I don't want to spend most of my time in front of a computer screen watching the price of a stock tick up and down. I was also tired of having to watch for news that might affect my investments. I wanted a method that would allow me to make money and free up my time. Al ...
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The Pre-Foreclosure Property Investor's Kit: How to Make M Buying Distressed Real Estate -- Before the Public ...209 reviews
Thomas Lucier
Wiley, 2004
one of the top foreclosure books
I spent a weekend reading the book. Loved it. The author knows what he is talking about. He also has a good website where you can download the proper letter you should send out to people in distress.
I own a foreclosure company and have adapted some of his techniques, nevertheless (not to take away any merit from the authorm but instead to enhance the next version of his book) our company ...
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How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage33 reviews
Randy Johnson
John Wiley & Sons, 1998
Honest Advice for Any Buyer
Anyone thinking of buying a house should read this book. It is thousands of dollars worth of advice from an experienced broker for only $13! Randy Johnson gives you all the essential tools and knowledge to make an educated decision about your home and your investment. I'm an MBA grad and a finance professional and found this book offered much info that I had never learned about. Invaluable for ...
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Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur: What It Takes to Win in High-Stakes Commercial Real Estate65 reviews
James A. Randel
McGraw-Hill, 2005
Kick Start Your Brain
If you are looking for a step by step buy a house, rehab it, and get rich, please find another book. If you are looking for a dull textbook type presentation you should also pass.
If you are looking for clear explanations of concepts and illustrated with some small case studies to kick start your brain, then this might be just the thing to get you from dreaming to doing.
Although I knew ...
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The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing218 reviews
Jason Kelly
Plume, 2007
Great book to learn the basics
I bought this book after all the positive comments from other readers. Now that I have finished reading it, I can honestly say that it has been a great purchase.
It's a good first step to get involve with the stock market. Even though it would appear to be a book directed to amateurs, it can help professional traders to avoid some "amateur" mistakes.
This book definetly doesn't have all the ...
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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitolist102 reviews
Roger Lowenstein
Random House Audio, 1996
Excellent
Well researched, analyzed, and written.
I see why Buffett was silently acceptive in autographing it. Superb job in reporting both analytical economics and personal life. Truth.
I will read more from this author.
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The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing53 reviews, ...
Wiley, 2006
Bogleheads: A Book That Makes Sense Out of Wall Street
There is nothing like a Bear Market to get you to question a lot of things about the wonderful world of investing. Having said that, this book which focuses on the ideas of John Bogle is just the ticket to set you straight on a number of critically important investment concerns. Asset allocation, the importance of having the lowest costs, how the mutual fund businss really works, it's all here ...
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Mortgage Ripoffs and Money Savers: An Industry Insider Explains How to Save Thousands on Your Mortgage or ...63 reviews
Carolyn Warren
Wiley, 2007
Don't get a loan until you have read this book, period!
Unless you work in the mortgage industry yourself this book is a must read before picking up that phone and calling a loan officer. Even if you have had gotten loans in the past, this book will be the best guide through the, at time seems mysterious/dark, mortgage alley. It is everything you will need to know to ensure and feel confidence that you have gotten a good loan. And that's big for ...
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Smart Women Finish Rich138 reviews
Rosetta, 2004
His Grandmother Taught Him Well!
Smart Women Finish Rich is a bit different from other financial books I've read. I have to admit I was surprised with how well David Bach addressed both the emotional and intellectual relationship women have with money. His grandmother taught him well.
I am going to say that Smart Women Finish Rich is more for a financial beginner than a woman with financial savvy. It's a well thought out ...
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Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: Teaching Your Kids the Value of a Buck25 reviews
Ellie Kay
Bethany House Publishers, 2002
She's done it again!
Ellie is a gold mine of information regarding saving money and spending what we have wisely. I have 3 children and was pulling my hair out trying to teach them that the way to earning money is not by holding your hand out to daddy. I have read this book more times than I can count and have found and implemented many ideas. My 13 year old daughter is not very fond of her actually having to do ...
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Wise Investing Made Simple: Larry Swedroe's Tales to Enrich Your Future (Focused Investor)24 reviews
Swedroe
Charter Financial Pub Network, 2007
Great Stories Illustrate Key Investment Principles
Wise Investing Made Simple: Larry Swedroe's Tales to Enrich Your Future (Focused Investor)[ASIN:0312339879 The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need: The Way Smart Money Preserves Wealth Today]]The Only Guide to a Winning Bond Strategy You'll Ever Need: The Way Smart Money Preserves Wealth Today
I have really benefitted from Mr. Swedroe's earlier books on Winning ...
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The Wealthy Barber23 reviews
David Chilton
Prima Lifestyles, 1995
It's Time to Re-Discover Common Sense!
Get rich schemes are out of control today. Beyond the schemes, many people seem to use the lottery their own personal retirement plan.
This is not a get rich quick book, but a common sense guide to becoming wealthy over time. Told though thoughts of a "wealthy barber," this book goes back to basics to teach wise saving and investing techniques. It also reinforces ideas that many have ...
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The Chinese Tao of Business: The Logic of Successful Business Strategy28 reviews
George T. Haley, Usha C.V. Haley, ...
Wiley, 2004
Very timely book with contrarian perspective
So you are doing business in China and are spinning your wheels. You've read the culture and etiquette books and the ones on market potential. STOP! Read no further until you read the Chinese Tao. This unassuming (though not little) book packs a punch. If you want to make money in China as a private business, everything is conspiring you -- history, culture, laws and managers -- and mastering ...
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The Market Guys' Five Points for Trading Success: Identify, Pinpoint, Strike, Protect and Act!31 reviews
Wiley, 2008
A practical Blueprint to Trading Success - Brilliant Book!
So many trading books focus on new tricks and an unfounded techniques to perfect your trading system. This book is a blueprint for Trading Success regardless of your Trading System. It's a very practical, common sense guide to helping you be aware of your emotions and implement a more disciplined approach to trading. I am a Financial Planner and active Trader and I think this book is quite ...
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Low-Stress Investing: 10 Simple Steps to a Worry-Free Portfolio28 reviews
C. Andrew Millard
Trade Street Publishing, LLC, 2003
A Better Way to Invest
"What an irony that so many rich people are miserable while so many of limited means are carefree and happy." ~C. Andrew Millard
Do you worry about your investments?
Has the unpredictability of the stock market paralyzed you with indecision?
C. Andrew Millard was a junior high drama teacher who became a high school principal and then an independent financial advisor. His advice is based ...
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Optimizing Corporate Portfolio Management: Aligning Investment Proposals with Organizational Strategy23 reviews
Anand Sanwal
Wiley, 2007
Great resource for IT Portfolio Management & Project Portfolio Management
I lead my company's IT portfolio management effort, and this is one of the most well-written strategy books I've ever come across. It does an amazingly good job of demystifying what can be a complex topic.
Major pros of the book:
- No jargon, acronyms and generally useless platitudes and overgeneralized frameworks like I've seen in other books on the topic. Straightforward, conversational ...
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The Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Need to Retire? (Live)24 reviews
Terry Savage
audible.com
One of the Best!
I have purchased and read more than a dozen books resently on personal finance. Almost everyone will get something helpful out of this book. I would say for at least 80% of the Baby Boomers this should be a must read book. The link to Financial Engines is worth more that ten times the price of the book.
I also like All About Asset Allocation by Richard Ferri, and all of Ben Stein's books!
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Complete Guide to Real Estate Tax Liens and Foreclosure Deeds: Learn in 7 Days-Investing Without Losing ...25 reviews
Don Sausa
The Vision Press, 2007
a timesaver, a comparison to TV's John Beck tax lien program
This is a very very quick read and a definite time saver for people on the go. I think if you are new to this and didn't know how tax liens work, you will really find this book to be helpful as it guides you step by step. It is very specific on what you should do and what forms to fill out. I have looked at other tax lien resources mainly John Beck's expensive tax lien program on TV. I found this ...
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Investment Valuation 2nd Edition University with Investment Set23 reviews
Aswath Damodaran
Wiley, 2002
Comprehensive View of Investment Valuation
An overall excellnet text on valuing any asset. The author does a wonderful job of highighting the only 3 rational ways to value any asset: discounted cash flows, relative valuation, and the options pricing model. This book may help you consider the value of assets using all 3 methods to arrive at a true valuation for your purchase or divestment.
A must have for anyone who values assests.
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