The Best Investment Advice I Ever Received
by Liz Claman
Published by Warner Business Books
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Reviewed by Sarah van Ingen
(Also available in audiobook)
These days, it seems financial "tips" are a dime a dozen. From neighbors to in-laws, everyone has advice to offer. Yet what we all really want to know is what advice would be given by those who have actually achieved incredible financial success.
Liz Claman, anchor for CNBC, has daily opportunities to interact with these financial giants. After years of on-and-off camera exchanges, Claman decided to help make the real insider advice available to everyone. She asked more than sixty of the smartest, most successful business people in the world to relate the best investment advice they've ever received. The result is a stunning compilation of tried-and-true investment strategy. From Buffett to Forbes to
Trump, the reader will be amazed by how many of the greatest investors have contributed essays to this collection.
Pick up this book, and you will be amazed at the practical advice that its pages contain. If you're a novice in the investment world, you will surely appreciate the common themes that emerge from the various essays. These experts give concrete advice about how to get involved in the game even if you have little energy or time to devote to investing. If you have more time and want to be actively involved, you will receive straightforward guidelines that can be applied to choosing stocks wisely.
Even seasoned investors will be drawn to this book because of the intriguing correlations between these financial giants and the advice that they give. It's fascinating to see the connections between an investor's particular strategy and his or her unique success.
If you want to know how the experts make sense of the overwhelming investment field, I highly recommend that you pick up this book. If you were just to read one book on investment, this might be a good one because of how the common themes for financial success are hammered home. After finishing the essays, you will be well-equipped to move from paralyzed confusion to actual decision making.
Armchair Interviews says: Advice of the experts available to the average, low-profile investor!