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The Best Investment Advice I Ever Received: Priceless Wisdom from Warren Buffett, Jim Cramer, Suze Orman, Steve Forbes, and Dozens of Other Top Financial Experts
A book of quick and practical investment advice from someof the top investors and businesspeople in the world
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First published November 7, 2006
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Liz Claman
7 books4 followersElizabeth Kate Claman is the anchor of the Fox Business show The Claman Countdown. Claman was previously the co-anchor of the CNBC morning television program Morning Call. Before that, Claman was the co-host of the programs Wake Up Call as well as briefly co-anchored Market Watch and was the anchor of the CNBC newsmagazine program Cover to Cover.
Claman also temporarily served on a rotation basis along with other anchors as a substitute for The News with Brian Williams before Williams left MSNBC for NBC News in 2004. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
Claman also temporarily served on a rotation basis along with other anchors as a substitute for The News with Brian Williams before Williams left MSNBC for NBC News in 2004. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
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June 3, 2016
An example of a book that should not have been written much less published.
Liz Claman from CNBC and Fox Business is reenacting her own Greek tragedy by trying to rise above the vacuous business reporting she has spent a career doing, only to become it herself. The book is characterized by a superficial headline approach to supposedly "investing wisdom". The "wisdom" is so general and bland to render it utter and completely useless. Stuff like "diversify" and "if it sounds to good to be true - it probably is" abound in the tome of infinite wisdom. Jesus Christ.
There is a total and complete disregard of any form of depth and real purpose to this book.
Avoid.
No. really the book is a void.
Liz Claman from CNBC and Fox Business is reenacting her own Greek tragedy by trying to rise above the vacuous business reporting she has spent a career doing, only to become it herself. The book is characterized by a superficial headline approach to supposedly "investing wisdom". The "wisdom" is so general and bland to render it utter and completely useless. Stuff like "diversify" and "if it sounds to good to be true - it probably is" abound in the tome of infinite wisdom. Jesus Christ.
There is a total and complete disregard of any form of depth and real purpose to this book.
Avoid.
No. really the book is a void.
May 10, 2016
Short and sweet
June 28, 2024
There was a couple nuggets of wisdom in here, but I really this just fell super flat.
What I initially thought was a great idea, get a bunch of really smart investors to give the best advice they ever received, just didn't play out well. People have there "come to Jesus" moments in all sorts of different ideas and subject. Finance and investing certainly being one of them. But that's the problem. There are things that hit you and are told to you and it just hits. Perfectly. But what hits for me or any other random person isn't necessarily going to transfer over to the next person. And I say that having moments and wanting to share with so many people, and then they just don't have the same reaction.
And that's what's going on here.
And that's why I said at the top that there's some good nuggets here but a lot of it really does just fall a little flat because it didn't get me.
What I initially thought was a great idea, get a bunch of really smart investors to give the best advice they ever received, just didn't play out well. People have there "come to Jesus" moments in all sorts of different ideas and subject. Finance and investing certainly being one of them. But that's the problem. There are things that hit you and are told to you and it just hits. Perfectly. But what hits for me or any other random person isn't necessarily going to transfer over to the next person. And I say that having moments and wanting to share with so many people, and then they just don't have the same reaction.
And that's what's going on here.
And that's why I said at the top that there's some good nuggets here but a lot of it really does just fall a little flat because it didn't get me.
November 21, 2022
Sports metaphor, sports metaphor, “its YOUR money and your responsibility, DONT trust financial analysts,” sports metaphor, it’s about uNdeRstAndInG tHe MarKet, contradiction, acknowledged contradiction with caveats, sports metaphor…
October 12, 2024
Thought this had potential, but ultimately, it fell flat for me. While there were a few valuable insights sprinkled throughout the book, they were nothing groundbreaking—things you could easily find from a quick search online or in other investment books. The rest felt repetitive or overly simplified, especially for anyone who already has a basic understanding of finance. I was hoping for more in-depth advice or unique strategies, but it just didn’t deliver. Overall, it’s not the worst read, but I wouldn’t call it the best investment advice by a long shot.
November 11, 2018
This short book contains small chapters from a variety of successful business people. They gave general advice on investing that often echoed the advice of others in the book: Don't try to time the market. When everyone gets greedy, you should get scared. Start investing young. What you make in a year can be lost in a day. Sometimes the market is wrong and you can make a lot, but usually the market knows best.
There isn't a lot of specific advice (e.g., buy X or use Y financial product) but there are many principles that you can try to apply to your own financial situation. There also isn't a lot of new information here, but it is helpful for reinforcing fundamentals, especially for new investors. This is also the type of book that you can pick up for 5 minutes at a time, which I think many readers will appreciate.
There isn't a lot of specific advice (e.g., buy X or use Y financial product) but there are many principles that you can try to apply to your own financial situation. There also isn't a lot of new information here, but it is helpful for reinforcing fundamentals, especially for new investors. This is also the type of book that you can pick up for 5 minutes at a time, which I think many readers will appreciate.
November 4, 2009
A great investment primer. Many books you read will just try to tell you how to divide your money between different kinds of mutual funds; this book looks at a much wider spectrum. The 'experts' in the book offer advice that is at times clearly contradictory to each other's; as a reader I felt free to pick up the advice that resonated with me and develop my investment strategy.
Recommended before a dive into stocks, bonds, mutual funds, CDs - if you read this book you will really know your options.
Recommended before a dive into stocks, bonds, mutual funds, CDs - if you read this book you will really know your options.
November 2, 2015
While there are a few 'big names' in this book, the book lacks a coherent message. One investor says 'You need focused investment' while another says 'Choose low cost index fund!'. It does seem to have a large quantity of 'advice', but each one is short and slogan-like.
August 19, 2018
Nothing groundbreaking here. Which I guess is the point. It consisted of many successful people offering brief snippets of investment advice. Tellingly much of the advice was the same from person to person.
July 27, 2021
Another of my sort-of-self-educating about investments books. It was a breezy read, mostly very successful investors saying variations on the same thing, which is sort of comforting. It was fine. Nothing special.
February 14, 2015
Chock full of experts contradicting each other.
February 25, 2019
A super short book. There are some wisdom in this book, but to put everyone's advice together in 1 book can be confusing.
March 5, 2022
Lots of conflicting advice from “experts” including Donald Trump. Skip it.
November 26, 2022
Yawn. Very basic and obvious advice: diversify, save, and be frugal with your money. The sky is blue. Skip this if you know even just a little bit of investing and personal finance.
July 20, 2020
To Win a Widow by Alexa Aston
Do you believe in fate or destiny? This book could be that if you are in the right place at the right time or that you are destined to a certain fate it is what it will be! We all need a feel good book where Evil is out maneuvered by Good! I think that this book is the closest I have seen where Good actually TRUMPS Evil!!! Life sometimes just has so much stacked up against us or seems like it does, the news is full of negativity all the time and Facebook and so many media outlets are negative that we need a shot of a rainbow and if you do not buy any other book in your lifetime but one, make it this one!!!! This is a great feel me GOOD BOOK!!!
Dalinda is almost coerced into marrying a man old enough to being her great grandfather, but a man who could be her almost father, a Duke steps in and saves her. She has two wonderful boys from him and nurses him when he suffers from a bad heart. She stays by his side till the day he dies. Her twin brother goes into the Army by force and meets a man who by chance was a stable boy and is raised out of the stable to be educated because he could possibly one day inherit a dukedom if his cousin should pass away because he is sickly. He gets a commission into the military because it looks like the cousins is going to be able to take over as the Duke which is fine by the stable boy because he really doesn’t want to be a elitist. However, the cousin takes ill and does pass. He gets the Dukedom and meets the widow and they fall in love, but its the things that they do in between that you have to read and understand. The sacrifices that they had to make and the people they end up helping to include wounded soldiers. I make light of the Happily Ever After, but I am telling you it is the middle of the book that is so important for you to read and get the jest of this book. What this woman had to endure from her family to begin with and all the pressures that she had to take up and her own brother endured so much pain. Then Rhys as a stable boy lost his baby sister to a death because they had no money for medicine. The travesty he had to endure and what his mother had to face and the pain and suffering she endured for her children. Life is not a bowl of cherries, but it is what you make of that life that makes you a person. Anyone can sit back and whine and cry, but it is though who suffer in silence and still go about their regular day and do for others that are the true heroes. I know we all have those people in our lives. This book reminds us too Thank them and to do for others. Open up our hearts!!
Alexa Aston as a writer you are good, as a human being you are wonderful to have created such a fantastic book!!!!!
I received an advanced copy from NetGalley and I willingly give my thoughts and opinions!
Do you believe in fate or destiny? This book could be that if you are in the right place at the right time or that you are destined to a certain fate it is what it will be! We all need a feel good book where Evil is out maneuvered by Good! I think that this book is the closest I have seen where Good actually TRUMPS Evil!!! Life sometimes just has so much stacked up against us or seems like it does, the news is full of negativity all the time and Facebook and so many media outlets are negative that we need a shot of a rainbow and if you do not buy any other book in your lifetime but one, make it this one!!!! This is a great feel me GOOD BOOK!!!
Dalinda is almost coerced into marrying a man old enough to being her great grandfather, but a man who could be her almost father, a Duke steps in and saves her. She has two wonderful boys from him and nurses him when he suffers from a bad heart. She stays by his side till the day he dies. Her twin brother goes into the Army by force and meets a man who by chance was a stable boy and is raised out of the stable to be educated because he could possibly one day inherit a dukedom if his cousin should pass away because he is sickly. He gets a commission into the military because it looks like the cousins is going to be able to take over as the Duke which is fine by the stable boy because he really doesn’t want to be a elitist. However, the cousin takes ill and does pass. He gets the Dukedom and meets the widow and they fall in love, but its the things that they do in between that you have to read and understand. The sacrifices that they had to make and the people they end up helping to include wounded soldiers. I make light of the Happily Ever After, but I am telling you it is the middle of the book that is so important for you to read and get the jest of this book. What this woman had to endure from her family to begin with and all the pressures that she had to take up and her own brother endured so much pain. Then Rhys as a stable boy lost his baby sister to a death because they had no money for medicine. The travesty he had to endure and what his mother had to face and the pain and suffering she endured for her children. Life is not a bowl of cherries, but it is what you make of that life that makes you a person. Anyone can sit back and whine and cry, but it is though who suffer in silence and still go about their regular day and do for others that are the true heroes. I know we all have those people in our lives. This book reminds us too Thank them and to do for others. Open up our hearts!!
Alexa Aston as a writer you are good, as a human being you are wonderful to have created such a fantastic book!!!!!
I received an advanced copy from NetGalley and I willingly give my thoughts and opinions!
July 12, 2020
This book was a nice story about a widow with a few choices. She has helped her brother try to elope and was about to be punished by a marriage to a gross man when she met a duke at a ball. She was upset and the duke offered to marry her because he had loved his first wife and knew he would never love again and because as a duke, he out ranked the gross man. She had about 12 years of a good, respectful marriage, but it was passionless. The hero was a young man who had been a groom when he was told he was a back-up heir. He was educated and went to war when the earl's heir died and then the earl died. He was left an estate that needed a lot of help. The widow is the sister of his best friend and she offers to help. Since her hisbands long illness and death, she had been having to run the estate herself, so she knew how to help the tenants and run the estate. The hero wanted to bring wounded soldiers in to work the estate. Between them they were working to open a hospital to rehabilitate returning soldiers. This hospital has a little action, but mostly it is a lovely story about meeting someone, seeing the good in that person and falling in love. The hero doesnt think he is any good because he wasnt bron into the aristocratic class. That does cause some problems. I liked this story because the couple were if a similar age and were not young people or an older man and female child. The grammar and spelling were correct and the story read in a continuous flow. The characters were supportive to the story, even the characters from earlier books in the series. It all made sense.. I recommend this book with 5 stars.
July 21, 2020
This is book 5 in the Soldiers and Soulmates series.It is the story of Rhys and Dalinda. Both characters were introduced in book 4.
I found this book to be enjoyable. It is a love at first sight story. The sparks fly when these 2 meet.
Dalinda has recently become a widow. She was married to a fine man, who she respected greatly but never loved.
Rhys has unexpectedly become an Earl. Raised as a poor groom, he finds out he is 2nd in line to an Earldom. He is plucked from his life, educated and sent off to serve in the military. When both the Earl and his heir pass away in quick succession, Rhys inherits the title.
His estate is a mess. He needs help but is not sure where to start. Who better to give advice then a recently widowed Duchess.
You see the relationship between the two main characters develop into a love match. Unfortunately Rhys feels himself unworthy of Dalinda. Will their love survive?
This book was good. I did like the side story of helping the wounded soldiers recover from their injuries.
4 stars. I want to thank Netgalley for the chance to review this book.
I found this book to be enjoyable. It is a love at first sight story. The sparks fly when these 2 meet.
Dalinda has recently become a widow. She was married to a fine man, who she respected greatly but never loved.
Rhys has unexpectedly become an Earl. Raised as a poor groom, he finds out he is 2nd in line to an Earldom. He is plucked from his life, educated and sent off to serve in the military. When both the Earl and his heir pass away in quick succession, Rhys inherits the title.
His estate is a mess. He needs help but is not sure where to start. Who better to give advice then a recently widowed Duchess.
You see the relationship between the two main characters develop into a love match. Unfortunately Rhys feels himself unworthy of Dalinda. Will their love survive?
This book was good. I did like the side story of helping the wounded soldiers recover from their injuries.
4 stars. I want to thank Netgalley for the chance to review this book.
July 21, 2020
Rhys Armistead never in his wildest dreams believed that he would become an Earl. He grew up being a groom; when he was selected by the Earl of Sheffington, to become his heir. The Earl had a son that was sickly, and he feared the child would never live long enough to succeed him. Luckily, Rhys’ mother was the Earl’s distant cousin. Being treated as a second son, with no affection, other that an education, he buys Rhys a commission in the Royal Army. Serving a dozen years fighting on the Continent, he is summoned home as the Earl and his son have both passed. How ever was he going to pull off being an Earl, when he knew nothing about his duties. Rhys contacts his best friend, Dez, who is also facing the same unexpected change in his life. Dez brings his twin sister Dalinda, an energetic widow, to help Rhys adjust to his new lifestyle. The only problem is that he feels, socially beneath her and will only consider friendship. What an interesting problem for them to figure out and not ruin what could be a fascinating solution to their lives.
July 22, 2020
A duchess who is a widow and a former groom who is now an earl
I find i quite enjoyed Alexa Aston's book. This is Dalinda's story (whom we've met previously).
Rhys was a groom, went off to the military and is now back, inheriting an earldom.
Dalinda is a mother and a widow.
What I liked? I liked that both Rhys and Dalinda had a backstory.
I liked that they've lived and experienced quite a bit of the world.
That they were interesting characters who I wanted to be together.
I liked Rhys' doubts and that he's a good man.
Recommend.
I find i quite enjoyed Alexa Aston's book. This is Dalinda's story (whom we've met previously).
Rhys was a groom, went off to the military and is now back, inheriting an earldom.
Dalinda is a mother and a widow.
What I liked? I liked that both Rhys and Dalinda had a backstory.
I liked that they've lived and experienced quite a bit of the world.
That they were interesting characters who I wanted to be together.
I liked Rhys' doubts and that he's a good man.
Recommend.
June 27, 2018
Void of any real advice, this book is more a compilation of platitudes, many contradicting. Statements like “avoid foreign markets”are followed by “be sure to invest in foreign markets.” Or “be the first investor” followed by “invest in established companies.” Interestingly this book was published in 2006 with contributors like the CEO of Countrywide (bankrupt in 2008 housing crisis).
Seek real advice elsewhere.
Seek real advice elsewhere.
July 12, 2020
Absolutely LOVED this story. The characters were so real. I felt immediate empathy for both Rhys and Dalinda. They were such likeable sweet people. I don't like to spoil a story so I won't tell you what happens...just know that if you are in the mood for a really good story, and a hard-earned HEA, read To Win A Widow.
February 2, 2024
Contains good recommendations which I would summarize as - 99.9% of us should do nothing else but buy Vanguard index funds - but parts of the book have not aged well. Advice from Countrywide's Angelo Mozilo? Woops! Advice from Larry Kudlow? Big Nope, dude is a submissive shill who says anything his dom tells him.
December 10, 2019
A collection of snippets by modern investors and leaders of financial companies offering advice on investing. Not a bad assortment of advice, nothing deep or new, but probably good for novice investors.
March 18, 2020
It was a pretty good book to stay excited about investing. The message was pretty clear: invest consistently and invest in the whole market through mutual funds. Don't pick stocks or try and time the market.
August 20, 2020
Got an hour in before I couldn’t take it anymore. Advice is over broad, contradictory and missing the necessary caveats. If you’re really trying to learn about investing, don’t rely on 60-second anecdotes.
June 9, 2023
Buy low sell high - unknown
This book is a cute lil read, but don’t expect much depth, as the title say it is just investors/executives commenting shortly on the best advice they have received in investing. As you can imagine the common themes are:
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This book is a cute lil read, but don’t expect much depth, as the title say it is just investors/executives commenting shortly on the best advice they have received in investing. As you can imagine the common themes are:
Save
Plan
Invest
March 5, 2024
It was very cool to see all the business and investing advice but there was so much here that I didn’t retain much. It would have been better to have some advice along with an explanation. Maybe 10 tips, rather than the many that were provided.
September 23, 2017
The info here spreads across the spectrum. Some give details that I couldn't really follow and some are very straight forward. I loved the blend, but wish I could comprehend some of it.
March 23, 2018
Boring! It just seems to go on and on with the same brain-numbing advice over and over. Generalized stuff mostly with a few good nuggets here and there.
April 28, 2018
A cute book of vignettes. Facebook status / Twitter wisdom with a very short story around that.
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