If you're looking for a leg up on the market, Douglas S. Roberts, Managing Principal of Channel Capital Research, suggests that you need to watch what the Federal Reserve is doing. In his new...
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Farnoosh Torabi, whose current claim to fame is getting that crazy Jim Cramer to sit down every day for a video interview on stocks to watch at TheStreet.com, is the author of a new book You're So...
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Gene Marcial, who writes the influential BusinessWeek column "Inside Wall Street" has taken his 25+ years of investing knowledge and distilled it into a new book called "7 Commandments...
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Almost everyone has a notion of their dream home, their personal showplace. Unfortunately, reality dictates that most of us will buy and sell a number of homes before getting there. And both the...
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Robert Kiyosaki is back with another in his "Rich Dad" line of books; this one's called Chicken Soup for the Rich Dad's Soul. Just kidding. But the Rich Dad theme has been beaten...
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Biography of the Dollar is a much more entertaining book than it deserves to be. I mean, it's a book about the world's monetary system and how our dollar fuels it, and the threats to the...
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Ever been surprised to see someone you always thought was a goofball idiot turn into a rich, successful person while your training and smarts were not getting you to the same place? In the...
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I came to the new book A Life at Work by Thomas Moore with no preconceived notions, other than that I liked the subtitle's promise to help me realize "The Joy of Discovering What You Were...
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I have referenced Gregory Karp's money-saving tips in the past, such as his tip for making razor blades last longer, so I was happy to see the always-frugal personal finance columnist come out...
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street, originally published in 1973, just hit the shelves with its ninth edition. While many years have passed, and this classic has had many updates to avoid becoming dated,...
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I'm generally not a fan of the business parable book-dumbed-down, poorly-written stories that equate cheese with change (for one obvious example), and are meant to spur us into new attitudes and...
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There's a good chance you're familiar with Liz Pulliam Weston. She has a syndicated personal finance column that appears in my local newspaper and perhaps yours as well, and she is a popular...
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I was pleasantly surprised by You Can Never Be Too Rich by Alan Haft. Here's why: when I first heard of the book, I was told that Alan Haft had partnered with actor James Woods in a production...
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If you work at staying in shape, you know that it's a multi-pronged strategy-don't eat too much, exercise, and try to stay motivated to do these things while working against your more...
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There is no shortage of self-help/motivational books out there, and before reading Work Like You're Showing Off, I had no idea who Joe Calloway was. But after reading the book, I want to hear more...
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I know time management isn't exactly personal finance, but in my worldview your personal financial condition comes about from more than whether you're a good saver and investor. It also comes...
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Combine a decade of technological breakthroughs, unprecedented entrepreneurial activity, and ever-more-lucrative executive compensation packages, and you have the largest pool of wealthy people in...
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The word "millionaire" has always conjured up images of the good life---sitting by the pool sipping margaritas, having our driver Charles bring the car around for our Sunday drive in the...
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I don't often write about how to get a job on this blog because I have no freaking idea how to get a job. I have a history as an absolutely terrible interviewee, answering questions such as...
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Looking from the outside in, you'd probably think that when marriages and other long-term relationships go bad, it's usually due to marrying too young, infidelity, maybe getting fat. You know,...
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I really liked Finding the Next Starbucks by Michael Moe. I know that saying you "like" something isn't exactly descriptive or a great use of the language, but for me it's a rarity...
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