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A Lot Of History - Think on Strategy - [19 Jul 2009]
A large portion of this book is devoted to the history and reasoning why we got to where we are. Granted good lessons can be learned from studying the causes and effect of history. But I'd say the title of the book is misleading in that you would think...
are. Granted good lessons can be learned from studying the causes and effect of history. ...
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Understanding the Mortgage Crisis and the Future for Real Estate Pricing - Buy This Book - [11 Jul 2009]
Mr. Tilson's work is excellent. This type of work is not normally available to everyday investors. This is high end, hedge fund work without the 2/20 hedge fund price. The second half of the book stock selections are old since he wrote it in March when...
This is high end, hedge fund work without the 2/20 hedge fund price. The second half...
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A "must read" to understand the housing market - [04 Jul 2009]
If you need to understand what is going to happen to the U.S. housing market over the next two years, then you need to read part 1 of this book. The charts and concise analysis give you an excellent overview of what happened and why during the housing...
two years, then you need to read part 1 of this book. The charts and concise analysis give...
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Split decision - [21 Jun 2009]
The first half was an excellent analysis of the mess we are in and how it will only get worse. Second 1/2 advice was fair, but not why to buy the book. Should have had more evaluation of what happens as a consequence of this problem, rather than his case...
Second 1/2 advice was fair, but not why to buy the book. Should have had more evaluation...
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More Mortgage Meltdown - [21 Jun 2009]
Excellent book! Whitney Tilson is one of the few professional investors that I have heard on TV that I respect and who makes sense to me when he talks. The book is very timely and gives and excellent overall picture, supported with specific details, on...
on TV that I respect and who makes sense to me when he talks. The book is very timely and gives...
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Melted Mortgages - [17 Jun 2009]
Whitney Tilson & Glenn Tongue "More Mortgage Mess-6 Ways to Profit in these bad times" (John Wiley & Sons, 2009) "Why sometimes I've believed as many as 6 impossible things before breakfast." -Alice in Wonderland This past decade has seen a massive...
(John Wiley & Sons, 2009) "Why sometimes I've believed as many as 6 impossible things ...
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The ugly side to human nature has far reaching and lasting consequences - [11 Jun 2009]
Book Review: More Mortgage Meltdown In terms everyone can easily understand Whitney Tilson and Glenn Tongue dissect the greed and folly that spread from Wall Street to Main Street and caused the mortgage mess. This book serves as an excellent reminder...
and Glenn Tongue dissect the greed and folly that spread from Wall Street to Main Street and...
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If you only buy one book on the mortgage crisis, this one should be it. - [09 Jun 2009]
Albert Einstein said that things should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. That is the achievement of this book when it comes to explaining the mortgage mess, and what to do about it.
is the achievement of this book when it comes to explaining the mortgage mess, and what to...
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Excellent Job! - [03 Jun 2009]
The authors have done a superb job. They have taken a complicated subject and made it understandable without "dumbing it down" and skimping on important details. And the stock picks are great money making ideas as well as case studies that teach us how...
without "dumbing it down" and skimping on important details. And the stock picks...
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Excellent Anlaysis Current Crisis - [02 Jun 2009]
This on of the best books I have read this year. The authors wrote an excellent analytical work of the mortgage crisis, its implications and opportunities in the investment market. As a former CEO of an FDIC insured bank, I can value and appreciate this...
work of the mortgage crisis, its implications and opportunities in the investment market. ...
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