Investment, stocks and shares, even banking and especially how to
make money in such a complex arena is a mystery to many. It is a
mystery which many guides to how it all works simply turn into an
enigma. In this book the author sets out a record of a year devoted
to investing in the markets and in so doing scrutinizes the people,
institutions, practice and myths that he deals with. His
descriptions are irreverent, critical, sharp, tongue-in-cheek and
witty. Do not read this because you want serious investment
guidance guaranteed to help make you rich - it did not make the
author rich (when there really is such a book we will all buy it!);
read it if the subject interests you and you need to understand
more about how it all works, but want to investigate it in
especially palatable form. It may put you off investing ever again.
The fact that the foreword is written by the well-known American
commentator and humorist P J O'Rourke says a lot, describing the
book as telling us how to lose our shirts having 'watched John
Rothchild run around topless for 272 pages'. (Kirkus UK)
"There is one thing that can be said about A Fool and His Money that cannot be said about any other volume of investment advice: You will never make a penny from the information in this book. No work on the subject of personal finance has even tried to make this claim before. That is because works on the subject of personal finance are all lying. John Rothchild is the only fully honest author in the genre."—from the Foreword by P. J. O'Rourke.
A veritable gold mine of comic insight into the predicament of an average investor's avid pursuit of wealth, A Fool and His Money is John Rothchild's critically acclaimed personal account of a year devoted to investing his money in the markets. The entire investment world—its characters, institutions, customs, and myths—passes under Rothchild's sharp and profoundly humorous scrutiny.
Acclaim for A Fool and His Money
"What makes this book so good is that Rothchild can explain things like naked puts . . . and leave the reader both edified and laughing. . . . Witty, fast-paced, and educational."—The Washington Post
"You'll relish John Rothchild's comic tale. . . . The book nears guaranteed delight."—Newsday
"A Fool and His Money may be the funniest book about investing ever written. It's a reader's capital gain."—New York Post
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