Archive for the ‘Book Reviews’ Category

New Larry Winget book is on the way

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

I stopped by Borders while I was in town tonight and read part of Larry Winget's People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It! It took me a little hunting to find it, though.  I started by heading over to the personal finance section -- his last book was You're ...

Review of Schiff’s The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

A marketing company was kind enough to send me a review copy of Peter D. Schiff's The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets.  Mr. Schiff is the president of Euro Pacific Capital, Inc., and has earned the nickname "Dr. Doom" for his bearish take on the US markets ...

About The Prosperous Peasant

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

The Prosperous Peasant by Tim Clark and Mark Cunningham, subtitled "Five Secrets of Fortune and Fulfillment from the Samurai's Temple School," is a pretty easy read with a straightforward story centered around traditional Japanese life that doesn't overshadow the points of the book. I won't give all five points away but ...

Review of Getting Started: The Financial Guide for a Younger Generation

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

I received a complimentary copy of Getting Started: The Financial Guide for a Younger Generation by Brian T. Jones, CFP®.  On the back cover it proclaims: "This is NOT your parents' financial planning guide."  This book encourages young people (and slightly older people like myself) to think about financial planning ...