The Little Book of Market Myths, Kenneth L. Fisher
The Little Book of Market Myths, Kenneth L. Fisher
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The Little Book of Market Myths
How to Profit by Avoiding the Investing Mistakes Everyone Else Makes

Author: Kenneth L. Fisher

Narrator: Jonathan Hogan

Unabridged: 3 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/07/2014


Synopsis

Everybody knows that a strong dollar equals a strong economy, bonds are safer than stocks, stocks are more volatile now and stop-losses are a smart, money-saving tactic . . . right? These are just a few widely believed but potentially dangerous market myths New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ken Fisher dismantles in this wise, informative, wholly entertaining new book. As a long-term Forbes columnist and CEO of a global money management firm managing tens of billions for high-net-worth individuals and institutions, Ken knows a thing or two about what works and what's bunk when it comes to investing wisdom. Bringing together some of Ken's best myth debunking and market sleuthing of the past twenty-five years, in an easy-to-digest, bite-sized format, The Little Book of Market Myths exposes some of the most common-- and deadly-- myths investors swear by. And he demonstrates why subscribing to the rule-of-thumb approach to investing could prevent you from reaching your long-term investing goals. But this book is more than just a list of myths. One after another, Ken takes each commonly held belief or "surefire" strategy and explains why the myth persists, why it doesn't work and just how damaging it can be to your financial health. And each chapter is a primer on how you can apply the same "debunking" tactics yourself, now and for the rest of your investing time horizon. Whether you're a novice investor or a longtime veteran, this book arms you with priceless insights to help you identify major errors you may be committing and help you see the world clearer-- so you can improve your investing results. Fun, insightful, at times, irreverent, The Little Book of Investing Myths offers vivid proof of the old adage "the truth shall set you free"-- to increase the odds you achieve your long-term investing goals

Reviews

Goodreads review by Antonio on September 13, 2019

Myths or common accepted misconceptions are something we don't pry to have but inevitably we are prone to unconsciously believe in some of them which defines us and our relation to different aspects of our lifes. Relating to the financial market, our money-ridden mind has and embedded set of concepti......more

Goodreads review by George on April 19, 2020

Interesting read. I managed to get a few good ideas, especially regarding the macroeconomic analysis of the markets. Mainly, the correlation between some indicators, like debt to GDP or unemployment and stock market performance. All in all, it is interesting to read it as it debunks some of the most......more

Goodreads review by InvestingByTheBooks.com on August 21, 2018

The Little Book series is now 28 books old and has set out to prove all those early doubters wrong, simply by taking the difficult & complex out of financial matters. It doesn’t hurt, of course, to also have contributors such as Joel Greenblatt, John Bogle and Mark Mobius, to name just a few of the......more

Goodreads review by Serene on December 31, 2020

The Little Book of Market Myths presents common investing misconceptions in bite-size pieces - A suitable read for the novice investor. If you are looking for detailed investment strategies, then this will not be the right book for you. Key Takeaways: 1) Bonds are not safer than stocks - In the long......more

Goodreads review by Mike on April 05, 2018

This is a pretty good book that distills and dispels many different prevailing notions about the stock market. It is done on a chapter by chapter basis. The reading is really short but yet and still the author manages to repeat things many times over but that's not necessarily a bad thing because so......more