Friday, December 16, 2005

Reminiscences of a stock operator

As part of getting back into investment, trading and technical analysis (see my new blog at http://trademachine.blogspot.com), I have read this book: Reminiscences of a stock operator by Edwin Lefevre. Although this book was initially printed in 1923, it is interesting to see that the psychology of stock traders have not changed much. Nice book with an interesting story. It tells the actual story of the writer which happened to be one of the geratest stock speculators who become a legend throughout his living and also known through the following nicknames: "Daring Kid", "Cotton King" and "The Big Bear". The basic principle of stock trading remains the same, along with the excitement that came with it.

Friday, December 09, 2005

46 Ideas To Make Your Business A Success

A small booklet (87 pages) that describes Business Success Ideas under the following categories:
[1] ARE YOU MAKING MONEY OR BUILDING A BUSINESS ?
[2] DOES YOUR COMPANY REALLY NEED A LOGO ?
[3] HOW TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN SALES
[4] HOW TO DEVELOP KILLER MONEY-MAKING IDEAS
[5] HOW TO GET FREE RADIO ADVERTISING
[6] HOW TO GET RICH GIVING AWAY SOMETHING FREE
[7] HOW TO GIVE AWAY CARDS AND MAKE EASY MONEY
[8] HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITHOUT LEAVING THE HOUSE
[9] THE NECESSITY OF FINANCIAL PLANNING
[10] HOW TO OBTAIN A MERCHANT'S CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT

Sort of deja-vu while comparing to other books that I read, but nice.