Anyone can come up with a list so here is my revised Top Ten Investment books. As you can see from shelf of books shown in the photograph below, it is not easy to narrow down the list to a mere ten. Be forewarned, this is not a list of books that focus on either […]
Beating the Dow With Bonds
Several years ago I wrote a review of Michael O’Higgins book, Beating the Dow With Bonds. O’Higgins made a name for himself with his Dogs of the Dow book. Both systems are filled with errors. The following review came to mind as I read Jim Sloan’s article, “Is The Traditional Asset Allocation Dead?” Here is […]
The Elements of Investing: Burton G. Malkiel and Charles D. Ellis
The Elements of Investing is a small investment book patterned after the very popular book on writing, The Elements of Style. There are five primary sections to this book and they are as follows. It All Starts With Saving Index Diversify Avoid Blunders Keep It Simple There are many blog posts that focus on numbers […]
Photography With An iPhone
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, David Hume Kennerly, recently published “On the iPhone: Secrets and Tips.” Kennerly’s one-year project of taking at least one good photograph each day for one year using his handy iPhone resulted in an excellent book for beginning and professional photographers. While the quality of the photographs vary widely, as one might expect […]
William Bernstein’s Latest E-Book: Getting Rich Slowly
William Bernstein’s latest e-Book, If You Can: How Millennials Can Get Rich Slowly, is all about regularly investing equal amounts of money using three mutual funds. Those funds are: U.S. Total Stock Market, International Total Stock Market, and U.S. Bond Market. Save 15% of your salary each month, and that is about it. Bernstein’s recommendations […]