The Little Book of Safe Money: How to Conquer Killer Markets, Con Artists, and Yourself

By Jason Zweig

One of today's most influential financial commentators offers his advice on keeping your money safe in an uncertain world

The Little Book of Safe Money acts as a guide for those trying to make their way through today's down markets. The topics covered include everything from investing behavior-why our minds come with their own set of biases that often prove harmful-to the use of financial advisors. But this timely book goes one step further than the rest by questioning an investor's true appetite for risk.

The Little Book of Safe Money also contradicts many of the myths that whirl around Wall Street with chapters like "Why Ultra-ETFs Are Mega-Dangerous" and "Hedge-Fund Hooey." Writing in the classic Little Book style, author Jason Zweig peels away layer after layer of buzz words, emotion, and myths to reveal what's really going on in today's financial markets.

• Outlines strategies for satisfying our ever-changing investment appetites while focusing on a long-term financial plan
• Author Jason Zweig is a trusted voice in the financial community and his straightforward style resonates with investors
• Offers practical guidance, tools, and tips for surviving and thriving in a down market

If you're serious about succeeding in today's turbulent markets, then The Little Book of Safe Money is what you should be reading.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wiley
• Release date: Oct 30, 2009
• ISBN: 9780470590119

Jason Zweig

Jason Zweig is an award-winning financial journalist whose writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Money magazine, Time, CNN, and much more. He is the author of several finance books, including Your Money and Your Brain and The Devil’s Financial Dictionary. He has a BA from Columbia College, where he was awarded a John Jay National Scholarship. He also spent a year studying Middle Eastern history and culture at the Hebrew University in Israel. He lives in New York City. Find out more at JasonZweig.com.

Reviews for The Little Book of Safe Money

[faramir4 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book is geared for the ulta-conservative investor. If you don't plan to hold stocks and bonds for decades, this book isn't for you. In fact, at times it felt like the author was using scare tactics to ensure you don't buy anything other than U.S.-based, blue chip stocks and bonds. On the positive side, Jason Zweig's easy-to-read writing style and humour enliven an otherwise dull subject. The history lessons on investing were interesting, as were the chapters near the end (around Chapter 15 and onward) because he discussed the differences between male and female investing strategies, as well as how to recognize con artists. Nonetheless, even this information wasn't anything new to me.