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Summary: Money Losing Strategy
Review: "Sell stocks when they drop 10% in price!" she shouts. It's about the worst advice you can get in a volatile market (meaning prices are rising and dropping sharply and quickly). What this means is that you will be buying and selling stocks way too often and for no good reason. Mrs. Stav's advice is called Momentum investing and all it will do is generate broker commissions for Mrs. Stav (and other stockbrokers). Don't forget, the money to pay her broker commissions is coming out of your pocket and you will never get it back. There are many better and money making investing books on the market. This is just plain terrible advice.
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Summary: It's About Time!
Review: .... She turns stock market jargon into material we can use toimprove our lives. The book is informative and well-written, as wellas easy to understand and to follow. And believe it or not, Julie is a very, very funny person. This is the first book on finances that did not alienate me or make me feel as if I had to get my MBA before I could understand and use her system. I can't wait till her seminars are available on video and audio. Sign me up in advance!
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Summary: BOOK FOR BEGINNERS
Review: AFTER READING SO MANY BOOKS ON THE BASICS OF INVESTING, FINALLY AN AUTHOR THAT DOES NOT ASSUME WE KNOW ANYTHING BUT TAKES YOU BY THE HAND STEP BY STEP GUIDING YOU THRU THE LANGUAGE OF WALL STREET. IT MAY NOT HAVE EVERY ANSWER BUT THE BOOK IS A GREAT FOUNDATION FOR FURTHER LEARNING.
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Summary: Opened the door for me
Review: Although I consider myself a beginner when it comes to investing, I have done quite a bit of research to try to learn the process. I have spent many hours trying to decifer the world of stock investing via the dozens of web sites that are catered to investing and stock information. I have also purchased books to assist me in the learning process. I discovered that although the Internet and those books provided a wealth of information at my fingertips, it was "information overload". I could not determine what information was important and what was trivial, and I was unable to put everything together so that it made sense. This book did for me what all those other books and Internet sites could not: It made sense! The only negative I found is that I was left with unanswered questions. However, they are questions that I would not have thought to ask before reading the book, and at this point I feel confident that I will be able to find the answers to those questions. I also don't understand the overly negative reviews. Some have expressed that Ms. Stav is giving out second-hand information. As I recall, my highschool physics teacher didn't create the theory of relativity, but he probably explained it to me better than Einstein could have. The information has always been there for me. Julie Stav simply helped me to understand it.
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Summary: Preying on the Fears of Latina Women
Review: Another self-serving book by another financial planner prowling for customers--but claiming that she is trying to help others. As a Latina woman I am ashamed that Miss Stav would be preying on the fears and financial problems of our own people. The advice isn't new or well written and it won't show you the way to financial freedom. ONLY THE AUTHOR WILL GET RICH FROM THIS BOOK!! Many better books are on the market that contain more useful advice for all women, such as "Making the Most of Your Money" by Jane Bryant Quinn and "The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need" by Andrew Tobias.
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: Before I read this book I did not know much about how the stock market and mutual funds work. After reading it I was able to understand the concepts and the language of the stock market world. I love the fact that it is easy reading. There are no complicated terms or formulas to understand; it's the perfect book for anyone starting out in this very intimidating world of stocks and funds. I think every one including men and young teens who are interested in understand the stock market would benefit greatly from reading this book first. A lot of knowledge is gain from reading it. I can't wait to read her next book!
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Summary: Best Book for Women who want to understand the market!
Review: Before I read this book I did not know much about how the stock market and mutual funds work. After reading it I was able to understand the concepts and the language of the stock market world. I love the fact that it is easy reading. There are no complicated terms or formulas to understand; it's the perfect book for anyone starting out in this very intimidating world of stocks and funds. I think every one including men and young teens who are interested in understand the stock market would benefit greatly from reading this book first. A lot of knowledge is gain from reading it. I can't wait to read her next book!
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Summary: Get your share of money and publicity!
Review: Businessmen and politicians learned long ago that getting the money and publicity go hand-in-hand. Not just any publicity, but solid personal publicity. If we want people to value our abilities, we must first show that we value ourselves - by making sure our accomplishments are visible to targeted audiences. If we want people to invest in our companies, to buy from us, or to hire and promote us into the corner office, they have to know who we are, what we have accomplished and why they should do business with us! Self-promotion is a valuable business tool that businesswomen MUST add to their strategies for success. Following a careful step-by-step process will help even the most timid become comfortable with the concept of self-promotion. (from Marion E. Gold, award-winning author of "The Personal Publicity Planner: A Guide to Marketing YOU")
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Summary: Don't Be Fooled!
Review: Having looked at this book, it seems obvious to me that it is basically a marketing strategy that differentiates it from it's ultimate source: Peter Lynch. Stav has culled from the advice of Lynch and some others a method to investing, combined this with her own story, and then written a book in whcih she suggests that this is some sort of "women's investment strategy," trying to make female readers think this method is particularly for them. It isn't. It's just investment advice, and second-hand at that. What this book really proves is that you can put the word "Woman" on any book and guarentee yourself a share of the market these days, and that's pretty sad. Read Lynch, instead. Why not go with the orignal?
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Summary: NOW I GET IT!
Review: HAVING READ SO MANY BOOKS THAT TRY TO IMPRESS ME ON HOW MUCH THE AUTHOR KNOWS....BUT ARE SO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, THIS BOOK FINALY IS ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE STOCK MARKET IN AN EASY TO UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE THAT TEACHES A SUBJECT THAT WAS SO FOREIGN TO ME. I WISH I KNEW ABOUT THIS BOOK SOONER...I WOULD NOT HAVE LOST SO MUCH MONEY FOLLOWING FRIENDS TIPS AND "EXPERTS" ADVICE. MY ONLY COMPLAINT WAS THAT IT WAS SO SHORT. I WAS LEARNING SO QUICKLY THAT I WISHED FOR MORE.
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