Archive for the ‘Book Reviews’ Category

Review of Complicit by Mark Gilbert

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

The author's marketing firm was kind enough to send me a complimentary copy of Mark Gilbert's new book called Complicit: How Greed and Collusion Made the Credit Crisis Unstoppable. I enjoyed the book.  It was well-written.  (Mr. Gilbert has written a regular column for Bloomberg News for over a decade.)  What ...

Kick-start debt reduction (and peace of mind) by selling your stuff

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

I just finished reading "Dr. Dean" Burke's The Millionaire Nurse.  (Dr. Dean sent me a complimentary copy of the book.)  He's a ob/gyn with 25 years' experience and far more than a casual dabbler in personal finance matters.  His book speaks mainly to nurses (surprise, surprise) and a few of ...

Review of Phil Villarreal’s Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel

Friday, October 30th, 2009

I requested a review copy of Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel, and the first time the book was sent out, somehow it got lost in the mail.  The publicist contacted me to ask if I was going to review it, and I said that I never remembered seeing it. They sent ...

Review of Bill Schultheis’ The New Coffeehouse Investor

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

The author's marketing company kindly sent me a complimentary company of Bill Schultheis' latest reworking of his book: The New Coffeehouse Investor.  According to the "about the author" section in the book, Mr. Schultheis is an investment adviser with Soundmark Wealth Management, LLC, a fee-only registered investment adviser located in ...