Best Books of 2004

Top 10 Editors' Picks: Investing & Personal Finance

Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Scott Burns's The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's Economic Future--our favorite book of the year in Investing & Personal Finance--offer important strategies on how to avoid a fiscal crisis in the next generation. See more editors' picks and customers' favorites in our Best of 2004 Store.

1. The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's Economic Future
The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's Economic Future
Laurence J. Kotlikoff 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.1
Out of Print--Limited Availability
The MIT Press
March 1, 2004
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"... Filled with advice on protecting what you've got and making it grow before and during retirement." — Chris Tucker, Dallas Morning News"...Kotlikoff and Burns proffer plenty of evidence to back up their claims." — Anne Wagner, National Journal"...[A] serious attempt to look at a problem that ... Read more
2. Pattern Recognition and Trading Decisions (McGraw-Hill Trader's Edge)
Pattern Recognition and Trading Decisions (McGraw-Hill Trader's Edge)
Chris Satchwell 		Avg. Customer Review:
3.0
Currently unavailable
McGraw-Hill
October 15, 2004
Hardcover

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Pattern Recognition and Trading Decisions shows how to recognize the many types of patterns that exist, and also how to distinguish a genuine pattern from a misleading one. What separates this book from many other books on technical analysis is that the author shows how to ... Read more
3. Pay It Down! From Debt to Wealth on $10 a Day
Pay It Down! From Debt to Wealth on $10 a Day
Jean Chatzky 		Avg. Customer Review:
3.7
Currently unavailable
Portfolio Hardcover
September 2, 2004
Hardcover

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The number one enemy of the American family's finances is debt, says Chatzky... Read more
4. Running Money: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score
Running Money: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score
Andy Kessler 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.0
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HarperBusiness
September 14, 2004
Hardcover

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Kessler has toned down the namedropping that permeated last year... Read more
5. Stocking Up on Sin: How to Crush the Market with Vice-Based Investing
Stocking Up on Sin: How to Crush the Market with Vice-Based Investing
Caroline Waxler 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.9
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Wiley
February 25, 2004
Hardcover

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"Stocking Up on Sin is highly readable and informative. It is a strong candidate for the best business book of 2004."—The Fort Worth Star Telegram, March 29, 2004 There's an old saying: the only way to win at gambling is to own ... Read more
6. Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom
Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom
Van K. Tharp 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.3
In Stock
McGraw-Hill
June 4, 2004
Hardcover

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Commonsense Rules for Financial Freedom – Anyone Can Do It! Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom shows you how to know in 30 seconds whether you should be in or out of the market. The authors show you how great investors avoid mistakes – and win big. ... Read more
7. Bull's Eye Investing: Targeting Real Returns in a Smoke and Mirrors Market
Bull's Eye Investing: Targeting Real Returns in a Smoke and Mirrors Market
John Mauldin 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.1
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Wiley
May 3, 2004
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The era of buying and holding stocks is gone -- and will not return for some time. Now is the time to learn to target where the market is going to be, not where it has been, so you can invest successfully. Financial expert John Mauldin makes a powerful, al... Read more
8. The New Normal: Great Opportunities in a Time of Great Risk
The New Normal: Great Opportunities in a Time of Great Risk
Roger McNamee 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.2
Out of Print--Limited Availability
Portfolio Hardcover
November 18, 2004
Hardcover

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For Silicon Valley venture capitalist and club-touring rock musician McNamee, the title's state of affairs means "[s]afety nets have been replaced by new possibilities" and that "[t]he New Normal will reward the brave." Each of 18 short chapters covers are... Read more
9. We're Not In Kansas Anymore: Strategies for Retiring Rich in a Totally Changed World
We're Not In Kansas Anymore: Strategies for Retiring Rich in a Totally Changed World
Walter L. Updegrave 		Avg. Customer Review:
3.0
Out of Print--Limited Availability
Crown Business
April 20, 2004
Hardcover

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Likening the befuddlement that most investors feel in the post-stock-bubble era to the confusion that Dorothy experienced when she fell into the unfamiliar Land of Oz, Updegrave leads readers away from retirement planning myths and straight down a realisti... Read more
10. Maverick Real Estate Investing: The Art of Buying and Selling Properties Like Trump, Zell, Simon, and the World's Greatest Land Owners
Maverick Real Estate Investing: The Art of Buying and Selling Properties Like Trump, Zell, Simon, and the World's Greatest Land Owners
Steve Bergsman 		Avg. Customer Review:
3.7
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Wiley
February 3, 2004
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"This well-researched book provides insight not available elsewhere...this superb book rates a solid 10." -- ... Read more


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