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The Forever Portfolio: How to Pick Stocks That You Can Hold for the Long Run Hardcover – Bargain Price, November 13, 2008

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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover (November 13, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1591842115
  • ASIN: B002YNS1IE
  • Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1 x 9.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Interesting premise, poor execution
By Concerned Reader on December 30, 2008
Format: Hardcover
The premise of the book is quite interesting---what are fundamental trends with significant tail wind? And, indeed, the author throws out some interesting ideas, like varicose vein treatments in response to obesity problems. That said, the book is horribly written---the author has about 20 pages of interesting content interspersed with 200 pages of random digressions, about his love of computer games and the longest words in the English language.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
leaves more to be desired
By D. N. Ivanoff on February 21, 2010
Format: Kindle Edition
This is a good book and i respect James efforts to steers us towards respectable companies.
However, as a standalone book it leaves much more to be desired. The students of trading need to revisit the writings of Toby Crabel and Linda Raschke in order to learn from real traders and hedge fund managers. These could be found here or on Ebay. From what i understand James does not trade full time.
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Not painful but not as good as I had hoped
By H. Allen on December 25, 2008
Format: Kindle Edition
I like the basic idea of the book that time is one advantage individual investors have. Unfortunately, I found the book superficial. The author is on to something but does not develop his thoughts well enough for the reader to take away a truly useful framework for investing.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Better Than Expected
By geewhiz on May 31, 2014
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To me, this book seems better written than his more recent - and more popular - books. (I certainly hope this doesn't imply that poor writing leads to better sales!)

Despite detours into personal stories about poker, chess and other matters, the author offers some good ideas about long-term investing. The ideas aren't necessarily unique, but that doesn't make them worthless. For example, he suggests investing in companies with good management and a history of dividend increase. He also suggests using demographics for picking the sectors to invest in.

This book was published before the 2008 housing and financial crisis, so it is interesting to consider the author's specific recommendations with the benefit of hindsight. I'm not a stock analyst, but many of his picks seem to have survived the crisis, and perhaps even thrived. Altucher may have clumsy social skills, but he is a smart man with unique experiences and insights in investing and entrepreneurship.
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Looking for honesty in a cesspool financial system
By Samuel T. Darnell Jr. on December 27, 2008
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
I have the opinion that James Altucher is honest and intelligent. He has been burnt like many of us. He knows the system is so rigged that an ordinary investor has a minute chance against the PhD mathematics, computers, inside information, derivatives, short selling, options, etc, etc of the greedy elite. James tries to tackfully steer us to solid companies that still derive thier value from solid business principal of growth and dividend yield. I think the book is a great read to try to get your mind clear and refocused if necessary to reality. James is trying to help the average person and he is not trying to fill his own pockets at your expense. Refreshing and ethical.
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8 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Find the Positives in the Negatives
By mf_in_ca on December 3, 2008
Format: Hardcover
How often do you laugh out loud reading a finance or business book? Not often? Then, you should give this book a read, and I don't mean that in a pejorative way.

In one of the last chapters Altucher writes about the potential for a TV channel that exclusively covers people getting tasered. Once you read this book, Altuchers' description of this idea under the context of that particular chapter might have you laughing to. I found a couple of other instance to chuckle at throughout the book. But, on a more serious note, the book contains some good ideas.

Not only does Altucher write about some long term stocks and industries that have demographic tailwinds, but he also brings home the point that, while the world can be a dirty, unethical and tragic place, one cannot let those negatives swamp the positives, particularly with investment ideas.

World running out of fresh water have you worried? Instead of worry about the problem, why not just invest in companies that deliver and produce clean water? Not only might you make some money, but you'll also be providing capital to companies who might successfully address the very issues that have you concerned.

Worried about cyber attacks or getting into a car accident? Well, don't let your intellect get in the way of making money for yourself. Why not invest in companies that thwart attacks or recover totaled autos? These companies have businesses that will survive well into the future.

Altucher also writes some about closed end bond funds and dividend yielding stocks as being solid long term investments and also mentions the benefits of knowing what companies super investors and activist are accumulating positions in.Read more ›
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