Juggling Dynamite: An insider's wisdom about money management, markets, and wealth that lasts

by Danielle Park

With straight talk and real life stories, this book shows you how to protect your investments so that neither you nor your money are trampled by the myths and herd mentality of the marketplace. Investing can be challenging. Compounding the problem are the pressures that stem from the profit-seeking investment sales industry and the business media. In Juggling Dynamite, portfolio manager Danielle Park reveals the insider wisdom you need to build and preserve your wealth through the market cycles. Park explains how investors can benefit from understanding cycles, the cost of mutual funds, and the evaluation of stock prices. This book will equip you with the tools to make your portfolio grow using active investing and market timing. Juggling Dynamite will enable you to reach that elusive brass ring: lasting financial success.

204 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

A regular guest on business television and author of the newly released myth-busting book Juggling Dynamite. Recently reviewed in media across the country, Juggling Dynamite is capturing the attention of financial writers and lay people alike.

Danielle worked as a barrister until 1997 when she was recruited to work for an international securities firm. Becoming a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), she went on to manage millions of dollars as a Portfolio Manager and partner at an independent investment counsel firm she co-founded. In recent years she has been writing, teaching and educating industry professionals as well as investors on the risks and realities of investment behaviors.

A member of the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts, the Law Society of Upper Canada and the internationally recognized CFA Institute, Danielle is also an avid health and fitness buff.

She is a passionate and insightful speaker on money management, work/life balance and wisdom.

More can be found on the book blog www.jugglingdynamite.com


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Reviews

[Laura (Kyahgirl) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book to read as a counterpoint to the dogma of 'buy and hold' and 'ride out the storms' that is shoved down our throats at every opportunity by the financial industry. Danielle Park is certainly not an advocate of day trading. However, she makes a strong argument for paying attention to history and current economic conditions and acting accordingly. Based on where we're at in the business cycle we should then invest or NOT. There is nothing wrong with having your holdings in cash until the right opportunity presents itself. She underlines the importance of patience and following your preset buy and sell rules based on the principles of value investing laid out by the likes of Benjamin Graham.

This book doesn't just focus on investing but she also gives a fair bit of air time to the meaning of money in our lives and the importance of seeking balance and happiness, not just a big fat bank balance.

Overall, an excellent book and one that I purchased for reference and for the kids to read later.

[Cnl26 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I rated this book 3 stars for the writing. While I enjoy Danielle’s perspective on wealth management, I thought she could have used a better editor. I felt the topics didn’t flow very well, her anecdotes weren’t convincing, and she could have defined a few terms for the reader. I think a book giving advice on wealth management needs to be a little more beginner friendly. Overall, the book was informative and piqued my interest in this type of investing. I will be reading some of the books on the bibliography.

[Rentaro Matsukata · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as informative as I expected

Mostly about the authors philosophy and is sort of not focused. Also, the book could have been much shorter; the last 25% of the book could have been summarized in less than one page.

Overall I agreed with much of what the author says, but the book itself lacks substance and analysis