filed in book reviews on Jun.23, 2009
Several months ago I pointed out that CNBC’s David Faber put together a two hour documentary about the housing bust and credit crisis entitled “The House of Cards.” I got lots of positive feedback from readers who watched the special so I thought I would let everyone know that Faber has written a book (just [...]
filed in book reviews on Oct.19, 2007
Below are five questions for Tim Sykes, former hedge fund manager and author of the recently released book, An American Hedge Fund.
1) Who would you say is the target audience for your book? What can they expect to take away from reading it?
The world! The subject matter is so vast–trading, business, startups, hedge funds, [...]
filed in book reviews on Aug.31, 2007
Recently I was asked if I would consider reviewing a new book about coffee giant Starbucks (SBUX) entitled Grande Expectations – A Year in the Life of Starbucks’ Stock. I’m not a shareholder in the company, but I am very familiar with the loyal customer base they have been able to amass over the last [...]
filed in book reviews on May.29, 2007
If you ever wanted to read an interesting, in-depth explanation as to why many business ideas far exceeded expectations and became so successful (examples that come to mind include Amazon and eBay), I highly suggest you read The Long Tail by Chris Anderson, a book I just finished this weekend. The editor of Wired Magazine, [...]
filed in book reviews, investment strategies on Apr.27, 2007
“Compound interest is the eight wonder of the world.” – Albert EinsteinThe above quote leads off chapter two of Michael Moe’s book, “Finding the Next Starbucks: How to Identify and Invest in the Hot Stocks of Tomorrow.” Although we learn about compound interest and the Rule of 72 in our high school math [...]
filed in book reviews, investment strategies on Apr.26, 2007
Before I delve into some of the specific investment concepts that Michael Moe covers in his book, “Finding the Next Starbucks: How to Identify and Invest in the Hot Stocks of Tomorrow,” I want to talk about one of the passages that appears in the first 10 pages that sets the stage for finding a [...]
filed in book reviews, investment strategies on Apr.25, 2007
I just crossed another book off of my Amazon Wish List and got the idea to feature monthly book reviews on The Peridot Capitalist. It might be a stretch to pin myself down to reading a new book each and every month, so I won’t make any promises. But let’s just say that I will [...]
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