Written to reveal statistical deceptions often thrust upon unsuspecting journalists, this book views the use of numbers from a public perspective. Illustrating how the statistical naivete of journalists often nourishes quantitative misinformation, the author's intent is to make journalists more critical appraisers of numerical data so that in reporting them they do not deceive the public. The book frequently uses actual reported examples of misused statistical data reported by mass media a...

A detailed guide to overcoming the most frequently encountered psychological pitfalls of investingBias, emotion, and overconfidence are just three of the many behavioral traits that can lead investors to lose money or achieve lower returns. Behavioral finance, which recognizes that there is a psychological element to all investor decision-making, can help you overcome this obstacle.In The Little Book of Behavioral Investing, expert James Montier ta...

This guide outlines concepts and principles of microeconomics in an easy to understand format. It contains information on: supply & demand, elasticity & production costs, perfect competition & monopoly, resource markets, wage determination & externalities, labor supply and much more.

A wonderfully irreverent and endlessly entertaining guide—with more than 80,000 copies sold worldwide in multiple languages—about the indicators most investors aren't following, but should be!In order to make the best possible investment decisions, savvy investors know that they must pay close attention to economic indicators. But while most are looking at conventional barometers like unemployment rates and housing statistics, the smartest investors are following t...

This book gives readers an opportunity to look at the structure of the global financial system through the eyes of Konstantin Kondakov, a professional trader. The book is about the intricacies of the psychology of trading and it is written by a real practitioner. It contains answers to relevant questions regarding the structure and the work of the FOREX market. You will find here a bare minimum of theory and clear examples from real life, convenient tables and useful applications. The auth...

One of today's best money managers heralds the onset of a new financial era, in which the rules for investors will be dramatically different. With wit and humor, Gross details recommended strategies, revealing where the markets are headed--and how to ride them to success.

For many, the first home they purchase is a condo. What seems like an apartment that you own, in fact comes with a lot more responsibilities than a single-family home as you and your neighbors are sharing walls, floors and other common areas. The Condo Owner's Answer Book covers all of the common issues with condos and condominium ownership presented in easy-to-follow question and answer format. It addresses the unique and specific type of home ownership that comes with buying and owning a...

Seidman's "Winning Monopoly" is a short book that teaches the clear and simple strategy for winning the popular board game "Monopoly". In this book, Seidman also provides charts and histograms that show precisely the frequency that properties are landed on and the expected money that each will generate from rent. From the clearly presented strategy and the chart visualizations you will know precisely not only which properties to own and negotiate for, but also which monopolies to own and n...

WARNING: This book contains critical thinking, ethical behavior, personal responsibility and honesty. Forget about investment products! To hell with all the slanted advice! Just ask yourself one simple question. Who do you trust with your money? Do you know that most financial advisers have no idea how money is created? Did you know there are 10 serious dangers of investing that you have to avoid to grow your wealth? Did you know the there are two sure ways to guarantee yourself a rate of ...

A decade ago, computer scientist Douglas Hofstadter coined the term innumeracy, which aptly described the widespread ailment of poor quantitative thinking in American society. So, in What the Numbers Say, Derrick Niederman and David Boyum present clear and comprehensible methods to help us process and calculate our way through the world of “data smog” that we live in. Avoiding abstruse formulations and equations, Niederman and Boyum anchor their presentations in the real ...

This primer will give you everything you need to know rather than everything there is to know about gold and inflation. From the birth of money to current gold investment vehicles, The Prudent Investor's Guide to Owning Gold is a great guide for those interested in investing in the most famous of precious metals. Furthermore, it will likely prompt concern with where the dollar is headed as it highlights the current state of inflation and the potential threat of hyperinflation.

In his debut book on trading psychology, Inside the Investor’s Brain, Richard Peterson demonstrated how managing emotions helps top investors outperform. Now, in Trading on Sentiment, he takes you inside the science of crowd psychology and demonstrates that not only do price patterns exist, but the most predictable ones are rooted in our shared human nature.Peterson’s team developed text analysis engines to mine data - topics, beliefs, and emotions - from social m...