Foolish, Gil Baumgarten
Foolish, Gil Baumgarten
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Foolish
How Investors Get Worked Up and Worked Over by the System

Author: Gil Baumgarten

Narrator: Gil Baumgarten

Unabridged: 5 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/22/2021


Synopsis

Wall Street brokerage firms won’t be happy about this book. That’s because brokerage firms have built their businesses on profiting in the shadows, and they surely don’t want the lights to come on.

After 25 years on Wall Street and another 10 years as a fee-only fiduciary RIA, Gil Baumgarten knows all the brokerage tactics that make your portfolio inefficient and put you at a disadvantage. He also understands the common, self-destructive tendencies that make every investor vulnerable to brokerage firm schemes.

FOOLI$H pulls no punches. This book is your inside look at the complicated brokerage ecosystem and the realities of investor behavior. You’ll discover the staggering differences between brokerage and advisory systems and walk away with actionable advice to help you stay on guard. Most importantly, you’ll take an introspective look at your investing style and learn how to walk away from the FOOLI$H routes investors so often take.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul

I'm always trying to learn more about the world of finance and retirement planning thus this book provided me yet more insight. The author is clearly an expert in this field but maybe I wasn't as excited about this book as I already knew much of the information. Regardless, the author provided many......more

Goodreads review by David

Advice that works When I accumulated enough money to invest, mI started working with an advisor that a friend recommended. After a few years, I realized I was paying high fees for investments that were more profitable for my advisor and his firm than for me. My situation was exactly as described in t......more

Goodreads review by Joy

This really made me think about how I have been doing things financially. It has a little edge to it that made me think it had a little bit of an axe to grind, but that was probably the inspiration to be so open about what goes on. He does a great job of explaining the various terms thrown around in......more

Goodreads review by Gary

Great Read The book shows how the stock market is very convoluted. It shows the need for amateurs to have a professional guide during these roller coaster markets. It gave me a great awareness of the manipulative tactics that are used to entice inexperienced investors to foolishly spend their investm......more