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About the Author

The editor of The Wall Street Journal's Money Investing section and editor in chief of TheStreet.com, Dave Kansas is the chief markets commentator and a personal finance columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He is also the author of The Wall Street Journal Guide to the End of Wall Street as We mostrar mais Know it, The Wall Street Journal's Complete Money Investing Guidebook and TheStreet.com Guide to Investing in the Internet Era. He lives it New York City. mostrar menos
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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
20th Century
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA

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While there is a lot of foundational knowledge in this book, it unfortunately has dated a little bit. Being published in 2005, it does not take into account the 2008 financial crisis or anything since. Some references are dated too. Otherwise, still some good information about the basics.
 
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Cephas730 | 1 outra resenha | Jun 16, 2023 |
This brief exposition to the recent meltdown on Wall Street is a good, clear, and straightforward explanation. The complexity of the market will not get simpler and the layperson must individually prepare themselves.

Kansas does get Obama completely wrong; he maintains Obama's crew is well-poised to deal with the crisis. In fact, by every objective economic measure, Obama's regime has resulted in higher minority employment, increasing debt and deficit, and has not ensured that a financial meltdown will occur again.… (mais)
 
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gmicksmith | Jul 22, 2012 |
This is an excellent primer for anyone who wants to learn more about investing. It's concise and complete at the same time. There are parts that highlights WSJ's resource as expected, but there is sufficient explanation about every aspect of the investment world including history, investment vehicles, risks, retirement. The author even sprinkles a little well place humor here and there, just enough to give you a chuckle but without making it sound frivolous.

As an added bonus, this book gives a very good reading recommendation list at the end of each chapter.… (mais)
 
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davekong | 1 outra resenha | Jan 24, 2008 |

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Obras
7
Membros
222
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#100,929
Avaliação
3.2
Resenhas
3
ISBNs
13
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