Archive for the ‘Books’ Category

Fail-Safe Investing

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

I picked up the book "Fail-Safe Investing" by Harry Browne recently, and I found several ideas in the book worth consideration and discussion. According to his bio in the book, Harry has written eight investment books, works as an investment adviser, and was the 1996 Libertarian candidate for President. Most ...

The Lazy Person’s Guide To Investing, Book Review

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing is written by Paul Farrell, a CBS MarketWatch columnist. The book is an extension of a column he wrote on simple investment portfolios. The book outlines several "lazy" portfolio allocations, and the book is written for the type of person that doesn't consider investing ...

Book Review: You’re Retired, Now What?

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

One of the books I'm currently reading is "You're Retired, Now What?" by Ronald Yolles. The book is well written and covers what you would expect in a retirement planning book. The author has broken the book up into four main sections, and the first of which includes cost of ...

Book Review: The Diet Myth

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

I know this book review is a bit off topic, but I picked this book up at a going-out-of-business sale a while back and I absolutely loved it. It's written by Paul Campos, an attorney and college professor who is able to shed new light on something we all just ...