Nor Aishah Binte Mohamed Rashid, Associate Librarian, National Library
Tue, Dec 02, 2008
AsiaOne
Picks from the library: Investment gurus
Even Buffett isn't perfect: What You Can-- and Can't-- Learn From the World's Greatest Investor
Author: Janjigian, Vahan
New York: Portfolio, 2008
Call Number: RBUS 332.6 JAN
(Available for reference at the National Library and for loan at the Public Libraries)
As one of the most successful investors today, Warren Buffett's investment strategies are widely studied and emulated.
In Even Buffett Isn't Perfect, author Vahan Janjigian posits that adopting Buffett's strategies wholesale is not necessarily the best way to profit from stocks. To this end, the author highlights the pros and cons of Buffett's strategies, the lessons to be learnt from them and how to apply this knowledge to maximising profit from stocks. Additionally, the author also introduces a non-Buffett strategy, momentum investing, and how to benefit from it.
Though one of the many books on a much written about subject, this book distinguishes itself with its fresh take on the investment pundit.
Jim Cramer's Stay Mad for Life: Get Rich, Stay Rich (Make Your Kids Even Richer)
Author: Cramer, Jim
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007
Call Number: RBUS 332.60973 CRA
(Available for reference at the National Library and for loan at the Public Libraries)
When it comes to investing, most people only think of striking it rich. What they tend to overlook is how to stay rich.
In Stay Mad for Life, author Jim Cramer seeks to share practical investment advice on how to get rich and stay rich. Drawing from both meticulous research and twenty-five years of financial experience, the author reveals his methods of identifying and finding future bull markets and profitable mutual funds, and picks twenty stocks with high moneymaking potential.
Jim Cramer is a bestselling author and the host of CNBC's Mad Money.
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: the Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means
Author: Soros, George
New York: PublicAffairs, 2008
Call Number: RBUS 332.0973 SOR
(Available for reference at the National Library and for loan at the Public Libraries)
The time has come for the financial markets to have a new paradigm.
George Soros believes that the current paradigm which states that financial markets tend towards equilibrium is untrue and does not hold in reality. In The New Paradigm for Financial Markets, Soros traces the origins of the current credit crisis and predicts its future implications on the global economy. He also takes the opportunity to further develop his theory of reflexivity and discuss its application to financial markets.
This book is an insightful look into the current credit crisis and should be required reading for all concerned investors.
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: the Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns
Author: Bogle, John C.
Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2007
Call Number: RBUS 332.6327 BOG
(Available for reference at the National Library and for loan at the Public Libraries)
To be a successful investor, all you need is a little common sense.
This is a belief held and expounded on by author John C. Bogle in The Little Book of Common Sense Investing. The author shares with readers a proven investment strategy for getting the most out of index funds and cautions against certain fads and gimmicks. Though its focus is on index funds, the book aims to change readers' perceptions of investing.
John C. Bogle is the founder of the Vanguard Group and is credited with the creation of the world's first index mutual fund.
The Only Three Questions That Count: Investing by Knowing What Others Don't
Author: Fisher, Kenneth L.
Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2007
Call Number: RBUS 332.6 FIS
(Available for reference at the National Library and for loan at the Public Libraries)
In today's highly competitive markets, he who is privy to exclusive knowledge holds the trump card.
Author Kenneth Fisher believes that investing based on such exclusive knowledge and not 'conventional wisdom' is the key to success. In the book, The Only Three Questions That Count, the author reveals that to discover something others do not know, one need only ask three questions. He gives readers a thorough grounding in these three questions and illustrates how they can be used to achieve better investment performance.
Kenneth Fisher is the founder, chairman and CEO of Fisher Investments and pens the 'Portfolio Strategy' column for Forbes magazine.
Pension environment in India
Author: Kakar, Gautam Source: Pensions Today Summary: The Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) (set up by the Indian Government) appointed State Bank of India, UTI Asset Management Company and Life Insurance Corporation of India as pension fund managers, with the objectives to establish, promote and regulate pension funds. These three entities will perform investment management functions, and already several global fund managers have expressed their desire to establish a presence in India, once the sector is opened for private fund managers.
Retrieved from i-Financial.com. Available at the National Library, all Public Libraries and from home.
World's Best Money Managers
Source: Bloomberg Summary: This directory presents the latest investment performance results, and asset class ranking compiled from 6,500 investment products or composites from over 1,500 investment management firms.
Retrieved from Bloomberg. Available at the National Library.
