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10 January 2010 21:32

Best books for investors to read in 2010

Some savvy and well read professional investors and academics make a few recommendations.

BOSTON (Reuters) - The credit crisis is just over a year old and already there are dozens of books on the market to explain its causes or cure its ills.

Most are not worth the time it takes to read them, according to a handful of money managers and market strategists who agreed to take part in an informal survey. The books either contain too few insights, they go over old ground, or they just get it wrong.

-- "Too many of the books about the crisis are fluffy," said Yale professor and economist Robert Shiller, who was among the most vocal sages predicting the real estate bust. Of all the books he read last year, only a few were sufficiently serious. One ...

11 January 2010 00:25

Book urges couples to "Get Financially Naked"

How to talk money with your honey.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you're willing to undress in front of someone in a relationship, you should be able to undress financially as well, say the authors of a new book.

Money can be one of the most difficult subjects for couples to talk about, and "Get Financially Naked" aims to help them share not only details of their finances but also their thoughts, attitudes and fears about money.

"People feel this intense feeling of shame around money," said co-author Manisha Thakor, stemming from people feeling judged by how much they earn, how much they know about finances and how they handle their money.

The steep reces...

17 December 2009 23:39

What’s on your reading list?

A list of six must-reads.

If anyone needed a reminder that Christmas and NewYear holidays are almost here, Societe Generale has provided it. Analyst Dylan Grice has picked up the mantle of the departed James Montier to offer a seasonal reading list for those with a fixation about investment and economics.

True, some people might prefer to immerse themselves in a rollicking sea tale from Patrick O’Brian or a good old  Sookie Stackhouse vampire mystery. But we know that Reuters blogs’ readers are a discriminating lot with a keen understanding of and ...

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Wire Me A Million

18 November 2009 12:52

The true story of Billy Wolfe's "boiler-room" that conned people out of millions and the SA link.

The coming economic collapse and oil at $200

13 November 2009 08:24

Are the issues Stephen Leeb raised in his book still relevant?

How do the mighty fall?

28 August 2009 07:13

This is one book CEOs should read before irrelevance becomes inevitable.

Social media: Is it worth it?

08 June 2009 00:26

It depends who you speak to, but I’m not convinced.

Green dream: will eco-power save the USA?

29 December 2008 07:06

Thomas Friedman hopes so.

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