Twenty Ways You Lose Money on Your Way to the Stock Market [Hardcover]

Scott S. Fraser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1996

Investors suffer the majority of their losses before their money even enters the stock market. Now, they can learn to avoid the hidden pre-market landmines that can shatter their profits. Former stockbroker Scott S. Fraser reveals the shocking truth about the ways the market is rigged against the small investor--and presents winning strategies for out-maneuvering these traps.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 152 pages
• Publisher: Dearborn Financial Publishing (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793117895
• ISBN-13: 978-0793117895
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,796,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this book, December 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Twenty Ways You Lose Money on Your Way to the Stock Market (Hardcover)

This is the worst investment book that I ever bought. How the author ever managed to get published is beyond me. Example: "Way #XX: Don't buy on margin, it's too complicated." There may be reasons not to buy on margin, but come on. I honestly got the impression that margin was too complicated for the author to understand. He gave a money example, showing how you will loose on margin even when the stock price rises that was just flat out wrong. I couldn't believe it.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars tells it like it is, December 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Twenty Ways You Lose Money on Your Way to the Stock Market (Hardcover)

a very factual to the point book. very unlike most books about the markets which are mostly author biographies, war stories, and personal opinions. this one gives a good illustration of how peddlers and sharks of the business work their craft.