Investment Illusions; A Savvy Wall Street Pro Explodes Popular Misconceptions About the Markets

Praise for Martin S. Fridson2s Investment Illusions "One of the most entertaining, readable, and well-informed books on personal investing that I have seen. With erudition and wit, Fridson takes aim at the shibboleths, sacred cows, and snakeoil salesmen of the personal investing industry. Investment Illusions is a practical and engaging 2how not to2 guide." -Stuart C. Gilson, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University. "Investment Illusions presents much good financial advice and a great deal of financial history, especially recent financial history, in an easy-to-read style. I enjoyed it."-Harry M. Markowitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics, Marvin Speiser, Professor of Finance and Economics, Baruch College. "Fridson2s book is a colorful road map that can help you steer your trading vehicle around the markets2 natural and man-made traps. You are sure to profit from his witty and wide-ranging overview of market scams, shoddy number-crunching, and rigged financial games." -Dr. Alexander Elder, Author, Trading for a Living.4 "Illusions can seem tangible and yet be fallacious. As usual, Marty Fridson uncovers minefields in some of the most important investment fundamentals in a clever and intuitive fashion." -Tony Kao, Director of Investment Research, General Motors Investment Management Corporation. "Once in a while, you read a book which makes you think, 2I wish I2d read this book ten years ago.2 Investment Illusions is such a book. I found it highly entertaining as well as instructive-the kind of book you pass on to a friend." -Richard Lehmann, President, Bond Investors Associations.Fridson, Martin S. is the author of 'Investment Illusions; A Savvy Wall Street Pro Explodes Popular Misconceptions About the Markets' with ISBN 9780471569503 and ISBN 047156950X.