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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JHP who wrote (91904)	8/31/2001 2:22:28 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

John, Most of the books I like are old as the hills. Benjamin Graham's "The Intelligent Investor," is a classic, though it seems dated at today's valuations. Adam Smith's "The Money Game" tells how pro managers work and is very funny. His characters are a lot like Bill Cosby's, and they are also real. John Train's "The Money Masters" is great, though I found the second version less so. I also like his "Dance of the Money Bees." Larry McMillan's "Options As a Strategic Investment" is the best thing in that field, even if I do gripe about it constantly. You know me. Always carping about something. I may have the title slightly wrong on this one, but "The Battle for Investment Survival" by Gerry Loeb is a good read. For how not to invest, nothing beats the "Mania and Delusions" book, though I can't remember the exact title because it is long and my memory is short. <g> Along the line of what not to do, Alvin Toffler has many books that tell you how to invest the wrong way. The best is "The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need," which advised you to put all of your money in savings and loan accounts just prior to the greatest bull market in history and the collapse of the S&Ls. Another of his books, "The Funny Money Game," tells how cos. can fool even themselves with funky accounting, and this was many moons ago. I like the guy, so the fact that he made a few miscues shouldn't mean I think he's a joick. Along the lines of how manias and wrong thinking can take hold, there is a book whose name I won't mention that was very popular during this bull run. You post to many of its diehards. Think Big Monkeys at Play to figure out the name. Really big monkeys. <g>