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Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere [Hardcover]

Tadas Viskanta
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Book Description

April 17, 2012

A SMART, BACK-TO-BASICS APPROACH FOR GENERATING INVESTMENT RETURNS IN TODAY’S TURBULENT MARKETS

Abnormal Returns seeks to demystify investment strategies and help investors find the path that is right for them, and, in so doing, should help investors succeed on the sometimes perilous road to investment success.”
—JAMES P. O’SHAUGHNESSY, author of What Works on Wall Street

“Think of this book as a gift that will save you thousands of hours of research and maybe even more money! A true reference manual on what is important to understand as you try to make smart decisions about your investments.”
—CARL RICHARDS, author of The Behavior Gap

“Tadas lives at the intersection between Wall Street and the Internet, on the bleeding edge of a new world of financial social leverage. If you want to know what the traders and fund managers of the postcrisis 2020 boom think, read Tadas.”
—BARRY RITHOLTZ, author of Bailout Nation and founder of The Big Picture

“Nowhere has this much finance wisdom ever been compiled in such a clear, concise way; the market has a new user’s manual!”
—JOSH BROWN, TheReformedBroker.com and author of Backstage Wall Street

“[Viskanta’s] blog has been a daily read of mine for the last four years, and in a world where trust matters, he has mine.”
—HOWARD LINDZON, cofounder and CEO of StockTwits

Abnormal Returns will resonate with both traders and investors, from beginner to market wizard . . . it’s that good of a book.”
—MICHAEL MARTIN, author of The Inner Voice of Trading

”Abnormal Returns is mandatory reading at our shop, and it is a daily fi xture of every morning right alongside my coffee and the Wall Street Journal. Tadas’s aggregation and analysis has generated many new avenues for research within our company.”
—MEBANE FABER, CIO, Cambria Investment Management, and author of The Ivy Portfolio

Never trust an investment “guru” who uses phrases like the market will . . . , you must . . . , and I guarantee . . . .

Because a true expert knows that there are no absolutes in markets.

Tadas Viskanta is a true expert. An experienced investor and creator of the popular blog Abnormal Returns, he understands the value of humility when it comes to investing in today’s turbulent global markets. But he also knows that just because you can’t control the markets doesn’t mean you can’t control your own actions—and in Abnormal Returns, he provides a solid foundation in the basic principles for taking a slow, steady, and savvy approach to your financial future.

Viskanta helps you navigate your way through the post-crisis markets by developing a solid investing strategy. His simple truths are timely but have been proven effective through recent history. Sophisticated but simple to understand, Abnormal Returns helps you:

  • Master the fundamentals of risk and return
  • Become an expert on the main asset classes—equities and fi xed income
  • Diversify and allocate your assets to build a solid portfolio
  • Understand how ETFs, alternative assets, and globalization affect how we invest
  • Combat your personal behavioral patterns that lead to poor investing
  • Separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to the financial media

While the world of investing has become more complex, there has never been a better time to be an individual investor. It is now easier—and cheaper—to invest than ever before. This back-to-basics approach provides the tools you need for ultimate success.

Abnormal Returns doesn’t give you the latest investing trends, “fail-safe” market predictions, or hot new tips for hitting the jackpot right now. What you do get is a fresh perspective on how markets work—and expert insight into how to make them work for you.


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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Tadas Viskanta is the founder and editor of the financial blog Abnormal Returns, which is often described as a “must-read.” He is a private investor with more than 20 years of professional experience in the financial markets. Viskanta is the coauthor of Country Risk in Global Financial Management and articles in publications such as the Financial Analysts Journal and Journal of Portfolio Management.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (April 17, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0071787100
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071787109
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.5 x 9.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #338,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4.7 out of 5 stars
This is a valuable lesson! Jeffrey A. Miller  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
A really good book that can be useful for everyone. Fabrizio Fiaschetti  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A solid intro to investing April 14, 2012
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Mr. Viskanta caught me by surprise in the Introduction when he states: "Our goals are much more modest. For most investors, investment mediocrity is an eminently achievable and worthy goal." It takes guts to admit upfront that investment mediocrity is the target he will be directing us to. This book covers a lot of investment ground in an entertaining way. He covers areas that one seldom sees in other introduction to investing books. Mr. Viskanta is an excellent writer and provides a summary at the end of each chapter where he restates the main points that he covered. But I don't think that what he has provided the reader with are "winning strategies", not unless winning strategies lead to mediocrity. The book will offer something for most readers but seems to be primarily directed to the beginning investor for whom it will be a thought-provoking read.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good coverage, but very simplistic May 8, 2012
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The book is targeted to the mainstream investors who want a more broad coverage of the current topics of finance.

It is well written, and has included many of his well balanced commentary.

There are no real strong applications of investment management beyond what is widely known to most active investors, but this book is a great start for those who are first making their foray into financial markets.

The abnormal blog is a well curated source of financial information, and I'm definitely a fan of his blogging, and this is a good addition to the author's body of work.
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Book Review from the Aleph Blog May 1, 2012
Format:Hardcover
I consider Tadas Viskanta to be a friend of mine. I write my eclectic blog, and Tadas occasionally features me on his daily curation of the economics/finance/investment blogosphere.

But it is not friendship that leads me to write the following: this is a really good book. Why? Every day, Tadas curates the best thoughts in finance. He finds them, he motivates them, and links to them. If I had just one site to visit everyday, it would be his, not mine. He's really good at finding the best content in finance.

But it goes a step further than that. Tadas is a very good blogger in his own right. It's not that he comes up with new insights, but he is very good at taking the insights of others and weaves them into a greater insight than the separate thoughts of the individuals. He finds themes, and he finds disagreements. Each provides good food for thought.

Now, if Tadas can do this on a daily basis, let's call him the Chief Synthesizer of the economics/finance/investment blogosphere -- then, what happens if he decides to take several steps back, and synthesize the grand themes he has seen in six years of writing his blog.

It's been a violent period, after all. Tadas has been blogging from the peak of residential real estate (October 2005), through the tail of the boom (October 2007), to the bust (March 2009), to the present. He keeps it relevant, and he doesn't take sides, which allows him to source the best content better.

So as he synthesizes the themes of the last six or seven years, he comes down to really basic ideas for each chapter: Risk, Return, Stocks, Bonds, Portfolio Management, Does Active Investing Work, ETFs, Global Investing, Alternative Assets, Behavioral Finance, Using Media, and the Lost Decade. He handles them deftly, highlighting differences, but giving a consensus opinion.

The book is modest, in that it does not promise you greater profits if you follow his advice. It is a realistic book, because most of us know that the basic principles of investing are straightforward, but they get clouded by academics and hucksters. After you read this book, you may or may not earn more, but you will probably be safer.

Also, the book is an easy read; I glided through it in less than three hours.

Quibbles

The editor could have done more work to make the index complete; I was surprised to find myself mentioned in the book more times than the index noted.

Who would benefit from this book: Most amateur investors would benefit from the book, and many, though not all professionals would benefit from the book's basic approach. Think of it this way -- what if you could explain basic concepts to the uninstructed more clearly? Wouldn't it help you in your business? It probably would.
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