Reading Minds and Markets: Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Returns in a Volatile Global Marketplace

by Jack Ablin, Suzanne McGee

&;Read Jack Ablin&;s &;five factor&; approach to investing and you not only will sleep better at night, you&;ll be a smarter, wiser human being. Ablin takes you on his twenty-year journey toward a unified, rational approach to investing that can help you weather even the most turbulent financial storms. This book may be one of the best investments you will ever make.&; -- John Callaway , Senior Correspondent, WTTW, Public Television   &;This book is based on verifiable data trends and years of experience with a broad array of economic and market numbers. Regret over investment losses need not lead investors to disengage their brains or to be robbed again by schemes hawked as &;new and improved.&; Reading Minds and Markets will help jump-start an honest investment dialogue that has been sidetracked by excesses of greed and fear.&; -- Bill Barnhart , Former Financial Editor and Columnist for the Chicago Tribune   &;The author has taken the complex world of investing and provided an extremely practical approach to success where others have failed miserably. His grasp of the financial markets makes him eminently qualified to develop an extremely sound and practical approach in order to protect and enhance wealth for investors.&; -- Edward (&;Ned&;) Riley, Jr. , Former Chief Investment Officer for State Street Global Advisors and Chief Investment Officer, Riley Asset Management   &;With nearly three decades of experience, Jack Ablin&;s superb intellectual thinking is reflected in Reading Minds and Markets . This is great reading for the motivated investor.&; -- Professor Israel Shaked , Finance and Economics Department, Boston University, School of Management   You can do more to protect yourself from market risks and down markets. The Understand the big picture and know when to shift money toward more promising industry groups, sectors, or asset classes. This strategy is called &;global macro investing&;--and, as Chief Investment Officer for Harris Private Bank, Jack Ablin has used it to deliver results for many of the world&;s wealthiest families and individuals.   In Reading Minds and Markets, Ablin distills his techniques into a remarkably simple, commonsense five-step plan that any investor can use. You&;ll discover how to anticipate some of the more significant shifts in global markets and move investments toward areas that are more likely to grow. Equally important, you&;ll learn how to overcome bad habits that inevitably lead to failure--habits all too often reinforced by the financial media.   In today&;s unforgiving markets, you need to make smarter high-level decisions and fewer This book will help you do both.   www.readingmindsandmarkets.com  

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent book and would recommend to anyone learning to invest. Its more scaled to the intermediate user but a beginner could also learn plenty from it.

His 5 step factors on investing breaks down quite well and he covers the mindset of weak investors. He provides good valuation techniques from macro level to micro level. Overall, well balanced and well organized. I have learnt plenty new ideas from this book to justify my rating.

Pros:
Covers major topics
Includes supporting evidence
Well organized

Cons:
Quite a bit of sidetracking
Lengthy and repeats points