Book Reviews

Book Giveaway: “The Fearful Rise of Markets”

June 29, 2010

Hey Dinks! Got another book giveaway for you.  We haven’t read it ourselves yet, but we’ll share part of the press release down below so you can get a feel for what you’d be in store for. And we’re giving out THREE of these!  Scroll down to see how to enter… The Fearful Rise of [...]

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Book Giveaway: “Enjoy Your Money! How to Make It, Save It, Invest It and Give It”

June 15, 2010

Hey guys, got another great book to give away this week!  This one’s a bit more fun and down to Earth, and we’ve got TWO copies to give out this time. Here’s a snapshot on the book written by educator J. Steve Miller: Enjoy Your Money! How to Make It, Save It, Invest It and [...]

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Book Giveaway: Living Trusts For Everyone

June 7, 2010

Hey guys! Got another book to give away this week. Looks pretty good if you’re interested in trust vs wills stuff. We have 3 of these to give out, so if you’re interested check out the directions at the end of this post. Here’s a little about the book by attorney, and author, Ronald Sharp: [...]

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A Little Nudge

June 2, 2010

You may or may not have been aware of a little book that’s made waves in the econo / political blogosphere recently.  Nudge, a work by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (though, one is not an economist), discusses how very small changes to our behavior lead to great(er) improvements in our well-being. For a personal [...]

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Book Giveaway! "The Little Book of Behavioral Investing"

April 29, 2010

Let’s give away a couple free books, shall we? Got an email about this newish one that just came out back in Feb, and from a quick glance over it seems pretty promising. Here’s a little more about this book by James Montier, followed by the directions on how to enter today’s contest: The Little [...]

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Interview with Author Jane White

December 17, 2009

In my last post, I reviewed the book America, Welcome to the Poorhouse: What You Must Do to Protect Your Financial Future and the Reform We Need. Jane was nice enough to agree to answer a few of my questions; my thanks to her for taking the time to do so. In the first part [...]

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Review of Jane White’s America, Welcome to the Poorhouse

December 16, 2009

I recently read Jane White’s America, Welcome to the Poorhouse: What You Must Do to Protect Your Financial Future and the Reform We Need. White is a retirement expert who has written books on personal finance, retirement and housing, as well serving as a Congressionally appointed delegate to retirement summits among her other, numerous, qualifications. [...]

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Giveaway: The New Rules For Mortgages

November 3, 2009

Hi All, It’s Tuesday on the east coast. If you are interested in learning more about the mortgage market, this is the posting for you. We are giving away a free copy of Dale Robyn Siegel’s latest, The New Rules for Mortgages. Just leave a comment at the bottom of this post and we’ll pick [...]

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Book Review: How to Get Rich

October 18, 2009

Hi All, In a sea of cruddy personal finance books, Felix Dennis’ How to Get Rich is a remarkable standout. The author Dennis is a multimillionaire and owner of Dennis Publishing, Inc. He’s known most famously in the U.S. for being the owner of Stuff and Maxim Magazines – young men’s publications famous for scantily [...]

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6 Ways to Cut Down Your Spending

June 22, 2009

Since I’m on a budget and enjoy discussing finance, today’s posting is a discussion of ways to save money by cutting your spending. My wife and I have come up with some of these. Other tips come from Jane Bryant Quinn’s Making The Most of Your Money. Without further ado, here are some ways to [...]

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