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~ FRED CARACH (Author)
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THIS IS ABOUT MY LIFE AS A STOCK MARKET SPECULATOR. AND MY GRADUAL TRANSFORMATION FROM A CONSERVATIVE BLUE-CHIP INVESTOR INTO A STEELY EYED, RIVERBOAT GAMBLER WITH NERVES OF STEEL. WHO FOUND WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR IN THE STRANGE AND WONDROUS WORLD OF MICRO-CAP INVESTING. ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE YOU INTO MY WORLD. A WORLD WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A FORTUNE ON A CHUMP-CHANGE INVESTMENT.

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  • Paperback: 148 pages
  • Publisher: Lulu.com; New title edition (March 22, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1430316608
  • ISBN-13: 978-1430316602
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,753 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Old timer Investor Masterpiece!, December 4, 2007
By Erik "Easy" (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
What a great, great book! I don't usually leave reviews, but I am something of an investing book guru, because I own dang near all of them. In the past year or so I've read 12 "penny stock" books and (while this isn't entirely all about penny stocks) this the best one hands down. Aside from being an entertaining read, this book is filled with information regarding sectors I never thought about for penny stocks. This book is worth whatever I paid for it just for his one single penny stock strategy. Let alone he gives his whole investment strategy is this 100 or so page book. I enjoyed reading this book and wish the author would write more, because his hatred for the wall street hypocrit/coward nearly matches mine.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book opened an entire new world to me!, January 30, 2009
This book opened an entire new world to me! Fred does an excellent job of making a case for investing in scarce resources that WILL go up--gold, silver, oil, etc. Then he shows step by step how to find absolute rock bottom bargains on oil, silver, gold, and other stocks. This is not your run of the mill book.

My favorite discussion in the book is on penny mining stocks. These are stocks that give you incredible leverage because they cost anywhere from .05+ a piece. Not only do you get leverage but you also make enormous sums if these stocks go up even a few cents. And the risk is minimum because you can buy a ton of stock when their price is so low.

Not only was the book an excellent read but it also entirely and permanently opened up a new world to me. It changed my paradigm completely! Out of all the books on investing I have read (I read 1 or 2 a month and have been doing so for some time), this is one of the top two I have read!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read in today's marketplace, September 28, 2008
By Joseph Hoye (Woodstock, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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People stand up and listen. This is a book that can be a difference maker for you. Buy the book. Read it. Apply it! This gives the every day guy a chance. Don't be fooled by the title. This is an excellent well rounded and well thought out investment program that nobody it talking about...nobody! Don't wait.
Joe - Woodstock, VA
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1.0 out of 5 stars The author was a salesman.
I read this short story in a day. From what I gathered, the author was just pushing his penny stocks. Read more
Published 2 days ago by J. Norris

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique
You won't find another investing book like this one. The bottom line is that you have to be willing to take calculated risks in order to make money investing/speculating... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Adam Ash

5.0 out of 5 stars If you read only one book on stocks - make it this one. Short, adventurous & rewarding!
A must read for anybody interested in jumping into the very cool, super worthwhile world of hard asset stocks! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Early BW

2.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Cynical and Jaded
This unfortunate tome (or should I say pamphlet?) by Fred Carach is an absolutely cynical and jaded diatribe. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. R. Bergeron

4.0 out of 5 stars Fred Crach's Book Forty Years A Speculator is Priceless
I wish I had read this book before donating a lot of money to the markets several years ago. I especially like the strategies he spells out for profiting with gold and silver... Read more
Published 2 months ago by infolode

5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and Entertaining Book on a Unique Investing Methodology
I stumbled across this book in the process of researching penny mining stocks. . . and I am glad I found it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mark Tucker

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, Great read, Author is very inspiring and offers sound advice.
This is one of the best books I have read on investing and I have read a few. After reading - it gave me such a sense of empowerment knowing there are other ways of achieving... Read more
Published 3 months ago by uniquemosoe

5.0 out of 5 stars Much more than I expected
I was casting around for different investment strategies when I happened upon "Forty Years a Speculator" in Amazons "Small Cap" section. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Reid Watson

5.0 out of 5 stars Author well explained his reason to pick mining penny stocks against blue chips
Author well explained his reason to pick mining penny stocks against blue chips. His thinking and opinions opened my eyes and gives me confidence to invest in penny stocks,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Scott Young

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL BOOK
Fed Carach has written the best book on mining investment that I have ever read, and I've read them all. Read more
Published 4 months ago by robert baldwin

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