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The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders
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Not as good as the original but still worth reading
09/30/2011
Jack Schwager is a great author. He asks very intelligent questions and seems to have a deep though un-intuitive knowledge of the futures game. (See the CRT interview, overly analytical people mask intuitive traits). The William Eckhardt interview is incredible and should be re-read many times over. Read more...
The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing
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Good start for a new investor
09/30/2011
"I suppose it's dependent on the personal philosophy and nature of investors, but out of the highly recommend books on Amazon such as Common Stocks.., One up on Wall Street, Essays of Buffet, or A Random Walk..., the Intelligent Investor is probably my least favorite book. I found the writing to b Read more...
This one was on my shelf for years before I ever read it. But once I decided to get into it, I could not put it down. The book provides an enlightening look at human behavior and the real value as a learning tool lies in the stock market truisms that were advocated here before they made the rounds a Read more...
"Technically, this is a very useful book in that it presents hard to find statistics on the patterns like the price expectation, failure rate, very detailed. For example, the author even included a statistic on the volume behavior for the 'head and shoulder' pattern, which is very helpful. -You may Read more...
"Sequels rarely come out of a comparison looking good - and this one's no exception. The original Wall Street was a classic on several planes, but ""Never Sleeps"" just isn't. Douglas, as usual, gives a strong and perceptive performance: he is backed up by the rest of the cast. The acting throughou Read more...
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