Title: A short history of financial euphoria Author: John Kenneth Galbraith Pages: 114 Dear reader, Today I present to you one of the shortest investment books I have yet encountered, but one with a topic I have been most eager to learn from since my enhanced interest in the world of investing: the history of … Continue reading 013-2024 A short history of financial euphoria
Finance & Economics
011-2024 The Downfall of Money
Title: The Downfall of Money - Germany's Hyperinflation and the destruction of the Middle Class Author: Frederick Taylor Pages: 359 Quotes: "By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens..." - John Maynard Keynes "There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning … Continue reading 011-2024 The Downfall of Money
007-2024 The Millionair Formula
Title: Die Millionars Formel - Der Weg zur finanziellen Unabhaengigkeit Author: Carsten Maschmeyer Pages: 341 Hi all, I have always had my eye on this book but only bought it due to a discount at the bookstore. I had also finished reading it a few months back, but kept rewriting my review, since it was … Continue reading 007-2024 The Millionair Formula
003-2024 Investing the Templeton Way
Title: Investing the Templeton Way (The market-beating strategies of Value Investing's legendary bargain hunter) Author: Lauren C. Templeton & Scott Phillips Pages: 268 Hi all, I have finally come around to read the book that I was gifted for Christmas. Though I have managed to gain a good insight into the topic, I always still … Continue reading 003-2024 Investing the Templeton Way
001-2024 Against the Gods
Title: Against the Gods - The remarkable story of Risk Author: Peter L. Bernstein Pages: 337 Hi all, When I read the title of the book, I had a different expectation of the book than when I read reviews and finally the book. It is misleading, but the point being discussed is quite different. It … Continue reading 001-2024 Against the Gods
001-2023 The Richest Man in Babylon
Title: The Richest Man in Babylon Author: George S. Clason Pages: 194 Hi all, I have started the year by reading one of my favourites again. The previous review was done in 017-2019. My objective with rereading the book was so I might refresh my knowledge with the financial lessons it taught me back then. … Continue reading 001-2023 The Richest Man in Babylon
021-2022 The Mandibles
Title: The Mandibles (A Family 2029 - 2047) Author: Lionel Shriver Pages: 515 Hi all, I have managed to catch up a bit, and think this read will be quite interesting to some of you, but it is also not necessarily everyone's favourite genre. The last few books mainly were on non-fiction. Therefore, I wanted … Continue reading 021-2022 The Mandibles
019-2022 The Downfall of Money
Title: The Downfall of Money - Germany's hyperinflation and the destruction of the Middle Class Author: Frederick Taylor Pages: 359 Hi all, I had bought this book roughly three years ago, started it and stopped and since then never come back to it. Since it started my policy to first read all the books I … Continue reading 019-2022 The Downfall of Money
018-2022 Confusion De Confusiones
Title: Confusion De Confusiones Author: Josef de la Vega Pages: 42 Hi all, Today we have a quick review to go through since the book was also relatively short. The book was written around 1688 AD by a Portuguese Jew, originally in Spanish text, about his account of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. In the introduction … Continue reading 018-2022 Confusion De Confusiones
008-2022 The Ascent of Money
Title: The Ascent of Money (A financial history of the world) Author: Niall Ferguson Pages: 447 Hi all, If you have been following my blog you would have come across a few finance or economics books for which I have written a review. Although sometimes, some books explain a similar topic (for example investment advice), … Continue reading 008-2022 The Ascent of Money
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