{"product_id":"debunkery-9780470285350","title":"Debunkery","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLegendary money manager Ken Fisher outlines the most common   and costly   mistakes investors make.      *Small cap stocks are best for all time. Bunk!   *A trade deficit is bad for markets. Bunk!   *Stocks can't rise on high unemployment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... thoroughly recommended.... If I were a novice investor, I'd make sure I read this book and memorised the first 32 lessons.\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It's about time someone drove a stake into the folklore that permeates Wall Street, and Mr. Fisher does it in convincing-and often entertaining-fashion.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... challenges and refutes common, widely held investing myths and misperceptions... bite-size chunks-where you can read one chapter or many....\" (\u003ci\u003eEuroinvestor.co.uk\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Debunkery Made Easy xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 1 Basic Bunk to Make You Broke 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 1 Bonds Are Safer Than Stocks 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 2 Well-Rested Investors Are Better Investors 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 3 Retirees Must Be Conservative 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 4 Age Equals Asset Allocation 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 5 You Should Expect Average Returns 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 6 “Capital Preservation and Growth” Is Possible! 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 7 Trust Your Gut 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 8 One Big Bear and You’re Done 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 9 Make Sure It’s a Bull before Diving in 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 10 Growth Is Best for All Time. No, Value. No, Small Caps 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 11 A Good Con Artist Is Hard to Spot 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2 Wall Street “Wisdom” 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 12 Stop-Losses Stop Losses! 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 13 Covered Calls . . . Gotcha Covered 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 14 Dollar Cost Averaging—Lower Risk, Better Returns 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 15 Variable Annuities Are All Upside, No Downside 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 16 Equity-Indexed Annuities—Better Than Normal Annuities 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 17 Passive Investing Is Easy 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 18 Do Better With Mutual Funds by Sending Your Spouse on a Shopping Spree 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 19 Beta Measures Risk 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 20 Equity Risk Premiums—Forecasting Future Returns With Ease 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 21 When the VIX Is High, It’s Time to Buy 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 22 Be Confident on Consumer Confidence 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 23 All Hail the Mighty Dow! 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 3 “Everyone Knows” 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 24 So Goes January 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 25 Sell in May 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 26 Low P\/Es Mean Low Risk 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 27 A Strong Dollar Is Super 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 28 Don’t Fight the Fed 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 29 Interest Pays Dividends 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 30 Buy a 5% CD for 5% Cash Flow—Easy! 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 31 Baby Boomers Retire, World Ends, Etc. 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 32 Concentrate to Build Wealth 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 4 History Lessons 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 33 Pray for Budget Surpluses 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 34 High Unemployment Is a Killer 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 35 With Gold, You’re Golden 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 36 Stocks Love Lower Taxes 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 37 Oil and Stocks Seesaw 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 38 Swine Flu, SARS, Ebola, and Other Viral Disasters Make Markets Sick 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 39 Consumers Are King 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 40 Presidential Term Cycles Are Stock Market Voodoo 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 41 My Political Party Is Best for Stocks 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 42 Stock Returns Are Too High and Must Fall 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 5 It’s a Great Big World! 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 43 Foreign Stocks Just Feel So . . . Foreign 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 44 Who Needs Foreign? 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 45 Big Debt Is National Death 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 46 America Can’t Handle Its Debt 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 47 Indebted to China 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 48 Trade Deficits Make Deficient Markets 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 49 GDP Makes Stocks Grow 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBunk 50 Terrorism Terrorizes Stocks 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 229\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402313015639,"sku":"9780470285350","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470285350.jpg?v=1730480033","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/debunkery-9780470285350","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}