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Book Synopsis
A timely guide to uncovering financial fraud 2008 and 2009 will be remembered for bear markets, a global credit crunch, and some of the largest investment scams ever. But these scams are nothing new, they've been repeated throughout history, and there will certainly be more to come.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors.

Chapter 2: Too Good to Be True Usually Is.

Chapter 3: Don’t Be Blinded by Flashy Tactics.

Chapter 4: Exclusivity, Marble, and Other Things That Don't Matter.

Chapter 5: Due Diligence Is Your Job, No One Else's.

Chapter 6: A Financial Fraud–Free Future.

Appendix A: Asset Allocation—Risk & Reward.

Appendix B: Same But Different—Accounting Fraud.

Appendix C: Minds That Made the Market.

Notes.

Index.

About the Authors.

How to Smell a Rat

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 22 October 2010
      ISBN-13 9780470631966
      978-0470631966
      ISBN-10 0470631961
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      Corporate crime / white-collar crime

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A timely guide to uncovering financial fraud 2008 and 2009 will be remembered for bear markets, a global credit crunch, and some of the largest investment scams ever. But these scams are nothing new, they've been repeated throughout history, and there will certainly be more to come.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments.

      Introduction.

      Chapter 1: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors.

      Chapter 2: Too Good to Be True Usually Is.

      Chapter 3: Don’t Be Blinded by Flashy Tactics.

      Chapter 4: Exclusivity, Marble, and Other Things That Don't Matter.

      Chapter 5: Due Diligence Is Your Job, No One Else's.

      Chapter 6: A Financial Fraud–Free Future.

      Appendix A: Asset Allocation—Risk & Reward.

      Appendix B: Same But Different—Accounting Fraud.

      Appendix C: Minds That Made the Market.

      Notes.

      Index.

      About the Authors.

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