Riding the Millennial Storm: Marc Faber's Path to Profit in the Financial Markets [Hardcover]

Nury Vittachi (Author), Marc Faber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1998

First-hand information about Dr. Doom's financial predictions for the millennium.

Dr. Marc Faber, a.k.a. Dr. Doom, offers here his financial ideas, theories, and predictions for the forthcoming millennium. Written by the ever entertaining and brilliant Nury Vittachi, this book offers a fascinating and unique insight into the eccentric world of Faber, the financial guru extraordinaire. The book also features a detailed portrait of Faber, the man, including insights into the unconventional way Faber conducts his research, his background, and his history of his winning and losing predictions.

Marc Faber, PhD (Hong Kong) is an investment advisor and publisher of the "Gloom, Boom, and Doom" Reports. Nury Vittachi (Hong Kong) is one of Asia's most popular writers and speakers.

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From the Publisher

Dr. Marc Faber, a.k.a. "Dr. Doom," offers here his financial ideas, theories, and predictions for the forthcoming millennium. Written by the ever entertaining and brilliant Nury Vittachi, this book offers a fascinating and unique insight into the eccentric world of Faber, the financial guru extraordinaire.

From the Back Cover

Meet Dr. Doom. If there are two sides to every coin then Dr Faber is almost always on the other side. Famous for his contrarian approach to investing, Marc Faber does not run with the bulls or bait the bears but steers his own course through the maelstrom of international finance markets. In 1987 he warned his clients to cash out before Black Monday in Wall Street; he made them handsome profits by forecasting the bursting of the Japanese Bubble in 1990; he correctly predicted the collapse in US gaming stocks in 1993; and he foresaw the Asia-Pacific financial crisis of 1997/98 and the resulting global volatility. Now Dr Faber has re-drawn his map of the world and sees the approach of a period of global financial restructuring that will transform the established world order. In this original and entertaining read, Asia’s leading satirist, Nury Vittachi, profiles the Swiss-born investment guru, reviews his spectacular successes (and equally spectacular failures) and details his complex view of the next twenty years - a time when investors will be on an exhilarating rollercoaster ride to a barely recognizable world. "Marc Faber is one of the most creative and original thinkers in the financial world. A fabulous book!" - Barton M. Biggs Chairman, Morgan Stanley Asset Management, Inc. "I love Marc Faber. He is a thoughtful contrarian with a historical perspective. He doesn’t fit the conventional mold, which is why he is successful. Long may his ponytail wave." - Robert R. Prechter, Jr. President, Elliott Wave International Includes:

• How major economic waves signal a red alert at the end of the 1990s
• Where to look for safe investments in an uncertain world
• Faber’s Dark Side Theorem: The inevitability of wealth destruction and its invisibility
• Why rock-solid investment winners are losers
• How Shanghai will become wealthier than New York
• Vital lessons from the stalled growth in Japan
• How technology is increasing, not decreasing the dangers of investing

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 252 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd edition (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471832057
• ISBN-13: 978-0471832058
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #620,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just excellent, September 28, 1999

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Victor Christianson (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Riding the Millennial Storm: Marc Faber's Path to Profit in the Financial Markets (Hardcover)

Great market insights and original investing thoughts from an author withlong experience and deep convictions. If you want to hear ideas other than from the thundering herd, this book is for you.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A rarity in the investment world!, July 28, 2003

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This review is from: Riding the Millennial Storm: Marc Faber's Path to Profit in the Financial Markets (Hardcover)

Mr.Faber doesn't pander to the masses. He tells them like it is and not how it should be. He has been very successful with his approach and I was impressed by this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book about Marc Faber, January 28, 2011

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This review is from: Riding the Millennial Storm: Marc Faber's Path to Profit in the Financial Markets (Hardcover)

This is a excellen book and well worth reading. It does an excellent job of describing Marc Faber thinking way, which is an incredibly interesting for thos who can put it in biger context. I actually fund this book much more interesting then "Tomorrow's Gold". Must read!