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Hands on, long term familiy peace
I profound and comprehensive book on long term principles and practices to preserve family wealth (human an financial).
Addresses issues of significant importance in the wealth management process
As principal of a financial planning and wealth management firm, I highly recommend this book for families who have acquired wealth and want their children and future generations to be concerned about their human, intellectual and social development in addition to the growth of their financial resources.
Recognizing the importance of human and intellectual capital in family business settings
I have read many books on the subject of family businesses, and this book has done an excellent job in recognizing that the development of human and intellectual capital in families is a precondition for the continued development of financial capital.
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Absolutely Outstanding!!
I didn't know anything about options, and had come to Amazon to find a book that I could read that would cover the basics and hopefully go over practical trading strategies that a novice could execute. Well, I read the customer reviews on this book, at the time 9 reviews, all 5 out of 5.
Excellent book
This is a really practical book that illustrates how to trade options in context of what's happening with the price of your stocks.I like the sample trading plans, and there's an excellent chapter about trading psychology, something that is way too often overlooked.Recommended.
Thorough yet User Friendly
This is an excellent book that I now keep by my desk.Big emphasis on real life examples, putting them all into real life context and then heavy use of illustrations to help explain things in a very user friendly way.Certainly recommended and and written in a very unassuming, down to earth way. ... Read more

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Acme Performance Since Publication Date
I have purchased the book, and generally share the positive comments of other reviewers. I would have liked to have seen more historical results included in the book, however it is hard to fault a book with so much documentaion and code included. I would be interested to see if reviewers or book owners from around publication date have information regarding the performance of these systems (in the opinion of the reviewers) since book publication date, i.e. which systems, if any, have held up the best over the past couple of years, and does the reviewer recommend the CD?

Complete Trading Strategies
For TradeStation 2000i and above.
Requires much study, but it deserves it
If you're looking for some light reading on trading systems, this is not the title for you.But if what you want are detailed, well fleshed-out trading systems to study as examples or even to use, this is an outstanding library of ideas that are fully implemented as code.The focus on TradeStation as the platform is only mildly distracting if you're using a different programming approach, there is enough detail here to go your own way with another language.It will take quite some time to dig through everything because the prose isn't quite as clear as it could be in spots, but the time spent will easily pay off to the serious student of trading systems. ... Read more

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A must read for Fundamental Investors.
Philip Fisher's thoughts and experience are invaluable and timeless. Not as boring (to read) as the intelligent investors (though both are equally important reading). I particularly like the chapters about "Fifteen points to look in a common stocks","when to buy", "when to sell", "Five don't", and "Developing your investment philosophies". One particular topic that I like best is about "Don't follow the crowd". Also on "How I go about finding a growth stock"
one of the best investing books i red
simple & rational way to bit the market

One of the Best Investing Books you can buy
This is one of the best books on investing I've ever read! Fisher gives a solid strategy for picking stock winners and staying invested based on his personal experience. He lived through the great crash of 29, and he has a ton of personal stories and experiences to relate. What's amazing is that the principles of the stock market never change! His advice is truly invaluable. Highly recommended for anyone who has or is planing to open a brokerage account. Even though this was written in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, it is definitely NOT out-of-date. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

This may be the best comprehensive guide for home buyers. Read more

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Invaluable for the novice
When searching for a good teaching tool/reference for first time home buying, the list of publications can be endless and confusing. This one book will lead you step by step through each of the processes involved.Having NO PRIOR HOME BUYING KNOWLEDGE, I eagerly opened this book with highlighter in hand, reading cover to cover on all topics from finding an honest agent to buying fixer-uppers, researching mortgages, neighborhoods, etc., even whether you should consider renting vs. buyng, and all the little details in between. You will learn things you never knew before, and I found myself constantly referring to many chapters throughout our experience in searching for a home. I recommend this book to anyone seeking stratightforward and easy to understand info, no fancy jargon to cut through, just plain language writing on a very in depth subject. The book's lay out is reader-friendly as well, making it very simple to locate exactly the subject you need. Don't pass this one up!

Good For First Time Home Buyer with No Resources
I am trying to buy my first condo and I bought this to try and help me since I didn't really have anyone to ask questions.The book is very generic since home buying varies quite a bit from state to state and sometimes within states.
Buy this book!
I bought this book and "A Complete Idiot's Guide..." If you want in depth details on buying a home, then this is the book for you. The other one was too fluffy and general and didn't really explain anything. I knew NOTHING about buying a home and this book takes you step by step and teaches what you need to know. Should buy or rent? Are your finances in order? What can you afford? They answer all your questions before you even leave chapter 1!
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The absolute classic of modern technical analysis!!!
Anyone that would ever give a negative rating for this classic of trading literature, doesn't have the slightest clue as to what they have just read.This is "THE" single most innovative trading text to hit the public's bookshelves in the last 30 years.This book single-handedly revolutionized the technical analysis of financial markets.I am almost speechless that someone could write a negative review of this book....

A classic
You'd have to appreciate that nearly every method or tool in this book is almost common knowledge. RSI, ADX, DMI, Parabolic, volatility breakouts, pivot point reversals and so forth are all commonly used nowadays.However, back in 1978 when it was hand calculated and charted..Wilder probably had no idea how revolutionary his work has become.

An original work of enduring value from a true innovator
Parabolic SAR, Relative Strength Index, Directional Movement Index (ADX) -- developing even just one of these would constitute an important contribution to technical analysis. Yet all of these popularly followed indicators and more were the work of this one man and were first popularized in this single 1978 classic. Read more

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Editorial Review

Among the library of investment books promising no-fail strategies for riches, Benjamin Graham's classic, Read more

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A must read for Fundamental Investors
First, I just want to say that many of you might find this book boring to read. If that turn out to be the case, you can read the commentary (which uses more relevant and recent examples) for each chapter by Jason Zweig, which is worth the price of the book alone.I got tempted to read the commentary only but I forced myself to read the entire book and I'm glad I did it.Warren Buffett is right, this is the best book on investing ever written, by far.This is one of the reasons in my opinion why Warren himself never write an investment book (plus the fact that it is not easy to explain Warren's intelligent on a paper.Instead just learn from what he does).
Preeminent guide to value investing
This is a classic investment guide for anyone interested in acquiring a solid foundation of the investment concepts and principles used by serious investors.
An Annotated Classic
I enjoyed this book, for two reasons.First, it gives us the accumulated wisdom of one of the best investors ever in our markets.Second, the annotations by Zweig provide some updated historical context, so that we can see how the environment has changed.Graham's central point is to invest in such a way as to maintain a margin of safety against killing losses, and he outlines some methods for doing that for both defensive and enterprising investors.My main, but small, complaint is that the stories and case studies run on too long for my taste and tend to be somewhat dated, but the fundamental principles he describes are still sound. ... Read more

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Power and ample information and graphics
I found this book to be one of the best out on the topic, of which there are too few at present for such an important topic. The depth and breadth of place-making topics and their coverage makes this a very excellent easy-to-read-and-understand as well as a long-term reference tool. The graphics are very well done. Having recently attended a Harvard program on retail for cities and new towns and urban center given by Bob Gibbs and Terry Shook, I especially found the book right on target. I want to see more of these types of books. ... Read more

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Simply the best straight option book out there
Mr. Lucier has written a book with no bullspit or filler material.He simply gets down to the business of educating the reader about straight options and the best way to profit from them.

It only takes a Dollar to make more Money!
This book is great. It's concise, educational and to the point. Mr. Lucier provides enough information that Realtor's would never tell you. He also provides forms to guide you in the right direction. I am also reading his book about Pre-Foreclosures and it has a lot of insight with the in's and out's of the housing market.
Not for you real estate slackers out there...you know who you are.
I have read Mr. Luciers book from front to book in its entirety and I'm about to re-read it again along with taking notes and contacting the attorneys, combing thru public records, etc to make this strategy work.
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Technical Analysis De-Mystified - Not
The other review on this date (wentraub) is not a book review but some random thoughts on investing. The Dynamic Asset Level Investing model is not even in the book but a paid service from Dorsey's website!!!!
Technical Analysis De-Mystified
Technical analysts are becoming an endangered species on Wall Street. Major firms have long favored a fundamental approach emphasizing a nuts and bolts approach to company revenues, use of capital, and innovation. Scores of fundamental analysts closely follow individual sectors of the economy, scour SEC filings, and comment on daily developments pertaining to individual companies. Meanwhile a smaller cadre of 'technicians' churn out charts, graphs, and statistics that follow the ebb and flow of investor capital. Recently two well known full service brokerage firms decimated their already small contingent of technical analysts and another firm let go their star technician.
Bait for online service
The book is too wordy - in fact the same information is more concisely presented and available for free at DWA website. To follow the method described you need to become a paying member of DWA. A free 2 week trail is also available at the site. This allows you to findout that to really understand and apply this method you need to take several of the $150 classes that DWA also provides. Also, the online service is really geared towards stock brokers (investment advisors).
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Editorial Review

Stock investing is a relatively recent phenomenon and the inventory of true classics is somewhat slim. When asked, people in the know will always list books by Benjamin Graham, Burton G. Malkiel's Read more

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Mark Twain meets John Meynard Keynes.
This is a well worn classic. Anyone who has ever worked on a trading floor has heard of this book. If you haven't, and you are thinking of trading, stop reading this review, get off your computer, and read it. There is no better description of the type of personalities and mentalities that have always existed on Wall Street (or "The City", or Tokyo, or any trading floor in the world). Although it was written nearly a century ago, and the writing style seems to be more Huck Finn than High Finance, make no mistake; this is how trading and traders go about their business.
A classic investment tome, and a very entertaining narrative
This book is truly a classic in investing.When I first became aware of this book I had my reservations-how could anything written over 80 years ago carry THAT much weight in today's investing world?The time chronicled in this book occurred before the crash of 1929, and in my mind I couldn't conceive how anything that dated could be very pertinent to today's market environment.Regardless I picked this book up, and immediately realized my incredible short-sightedness.Not only is this book as relevant now as it was 80 years ago, in many ways it's more so.The tremendous insights to be gleaned from this book will no doubt make anyone a more effective trader or investor.
Classic but stilll timely
Great read covering the psycological aspects of trading(Winning, Losing, and learning from one's mistakes.) ... Read more

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Common sense is not that common, afterall.
Before going into my review, let's have a glance of the ten building blocks proposed by the author:-
Stunningly Useful for Growing Businesses
We recommend this book to all companies dealing with growth. If your business is content with staying small, skip it. Read this book if you are in a growing business or in one that lost its way while it expanded. The final quiz section, where author Jason Jennings walks you through a series of exercises to identify where your business falls in his rubric, is not so impressive. Skim it. Everything else in the book is stunningly useful. Jennings and his staff did a lot of research, including both statistical analysis and first-person interviews. They also reflected seriously on the sorts of businesses they should hold up as models for others to follow. These model businesses operate in fields ranging from fast food (SONIC) to sports outfitting (Cabela's). Some of these enterprises - such as Strayer University, the higher education representative - initially seem too specialized to provide generalizable lessons, but Jennings succeeds in making them relevant. The result is a book that is entertaining and convincing, if not always easy to follow. After all, Jennings wants you to become proficient at business fundamentals, an asset which is, as he notes, both rare and difficult.

Another Masterful Job telling how it is in the world of the Best
Jason has done it again! If you want to know what the best companies in the world do to be exactly that, THE BEST, this book is a must read. Success leaves clues and Jason has done a masterful job of giving you an inside look at the companies setting the standards for the world of business. There are very few "good" business books and even fewer "great" ones. This one is destined to be of the latter. If you are interested in business, own a business or hope to someday, this book and its wisdom need to be part of your library. ... Read more

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A most useful handbook with practical and clear language.For consulting on a broad range of industry topics.
I have always been a fan of handbooks.They always provide practical information about a subject in concise articles that help practitioners (or, in my case, would-be practitioners) get oriented on the vast array of topics in their field.Most of us are expert in narrow areas of information, yet we cannot afford to be ignorant of the broader sweep of the fields in which we work.Handbooks and practical guides help us competently handle those activities that are relevant to our work, but only come up once in awhile or in areas we are just beginning work.This really cool book, `After the Trade is Made" by David Weiss, is ideal for investment professionals, investors, and anyone curious about how the back of the house processes and clears the trades made by the customers and the sales team.I like the way handbooks discuss things in practical and easy to implement language.Theory is great and appropriate for textbooks, but in doing a job you want to know what it is you should and have to do.
Seminal Work on the Securities Backoffice
If you need to understand the nuts and bults process ofwhat happens after a trade is made, this is the book for you. A must for those in the industry, in particular,IT developers designing securities software. When I was in the industry, it was my bible.

Learn about securities processing, if you stay awake.
If you manage to stay awake then you too can learn about securities processing from start to finish.This is a great book about how the sell-side brokerage firm works, although much of the information here is outdated; electronic systems have streamlined the process and made it more efficient.Still, this book has a great wealth of information in it.This book impressed me in its clarity and at the same time, its magical ability to be so boring. ... Read more

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Simply a must own for anyone with any use for Quant Finance
Neftci is one of those rare authors who can begin at the begining, explain his major point and logic without excessive jargon or short-cuts, and do so without sacrificing depth and substance.
I can't praise this book too highly!
As someone who teaches derivatives to practitioners and in a Masters program, I can't praise this book too highly.It is clear, comprehensive and, most importantly, concentrates on practical applications.I was particularly pleased with the chapter on repo, which is usually underestimated in importance, without requiring a whole, specialist book.
This is one of the top books on quantitative finance
I am a student of Prof Neftci in the AppliedMath for Finance MS program at Baruch College. He is a great teacher and has written this wonderful book. This is the text book for the Calibration course he teaches at baruch.
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My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance
One needs to consider what they want out the book before buying it.If your looking for a book with market trading tactics and think this book will provide that, then my score would be a "1"Its not about how to make YOU money and its title implies that.In fact, its title is a quite honest answer to what is inside, the reflections of this Quant on his life in physics and finance.While he does not give the reader any CLEAR suggestions on how to make money in the market, he does give a good view of life as a professional in the hard sciences most of them would find it boring, the book would be a goodfor some super high school achiever that is contemplatingor announced committment to a life as a PHd in hard science.He does do a good job of relating all the "posturing", the "idea stealing", and general BS that is the real world of both science and commerce.His descriptions of his finance modeling efforts and the difficulties does show why many big firms can go bust.But other than messing up your own trading, you have to know when a big firm had bad Quant.So, unless you can think beyond what your reading as to making money in the market and learning to make money is your goal, then pass on this book.I gave it a "3" as it is good at exposing BS. More BS exposure type books may some day help us all.But you won't find specific maket making money ideas in this book, thus no "5"
An interesting world line
It is very uncommon for scientists to be revealing of their personal lives, and even more rare for them to make written commentary on the people they have interacted with over the span of their careers or even a portion thereof. The author of this book, who began his career as a physicist and then chose to be a financial engineer, is thus a statistical outlier in this regard. His transparency has allowed the reader to gain insight not only into how it is to live, study, and work in academia, but also in the financial world. All personal life histories are subjected to random perturbations, to events and people that are unplanned and unexpected, but as this book clearly shows, with pertinacity, with determination, one can smooth out even the strongest of these perturbations, and trace out a world line that is personally satisfying and dignified.
intense modelling in finance
As a Physics PhD who left physics, I read Derman's book with especial interest. He too faced this career choice after getting his doctorate and doing a stint in academia. The book shows the sometimes [often?] intense nature of academia, with emphasis on getting a tenured position. Whereas some industries can offer much higher salaries.
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A Great Book to Learn Natural Gas Trading
Even if you do not have a solid understanding of derivatives, this book is really good explaining step by step how the different derivatives are used for hedging natural gas; regardless if you are the producer, trader, or end user.The author gives many examples of how each derivative works.I highly recommend this book if you are starting out as a junior trader, risk products trader, supply planner, etc.

educational sources for practical trading purposes
I have not seen any book that describes its domain with such generous detail and is geared for real life trading. The contents may not