⌛ Recession Strategies

Tactical thinking for navigating downturns, whether in business or personal finance, with an eye toward emerging stronger on the other side.

The Undercover Economist Strikes Back

by Tim Harford • 2013

Recessions come in two kinds. The fix that cures one will destroy the other.

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📊 Macroeconomics 🏛️ Economic Policy 📉 Recession Economics 👷 Labor Markets ⚙️ Economic Productivity

The Undercover Economist Strikes Back Summary

The Undercover Economist Strikes Back 90%

Recessions come in two kinds. The fix that cures one will destroy the other.

by Tim Harford 2013

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3k+ ratings

📊 Macroeconomics 🏛️ Economic Policy 📉 Recession Economics 👷 Labor Markets ⚙️ Economic Productivity

Sun Tzu The Art of Making Money

by Michael M.K. Cheung • 2012

Sun Tzu for your savings: defend your base, time your offense, and stack a pyramid for any economy.

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🗡️ Sun Tzu Applications 🧱 Financial Preparedness 🛡️ Wealth Protection 📈 Economic Cycles 🗺️ Strategic Planning

Sun Tzu The Art of Making Money 90%

Sun Tzu for your savings: defend your base, time your offense, and stack a pyramid for any economy.

by Michael M.K. Cheung 2012

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29 ratings

🗡️ Sun Tzu Applications 🧱 Financial Preparedness 🛡️ Wealth Protection 📈 Economic Cycles 🗺️ Strategic Planning

Selling in Tough Times

by Tom Hopkins • 2010

Standard selling fails when budgets freeze. The playbook for closing deals during a downturn.

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🔍 Qualifying Prospects 🤝 Trust-Based Selling 🔗 Client Retention 🔒 Sales Closing 🛡️ Overcoming Objections

Selling in Tough Times 90%

Standard selling fails when budgets freeze. The playbook for closing deals during a downturn.

by Tom Hopkins 2010

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122 ratings

🔍 Qualifying Prospects 🤝 Trust-Based Selling 🔗 Client Retention 🔒 Sales Closing 🛡️ Overcoming Objections

The Sticking Point Solution

by Jay Abraham • 2009

Bad economies are growth opportunities: nine ways to steal market share while rivals cut back.

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📈 Business Growth 📉 Recession Strategy 🛎️ Consultative Selling 💰 Marketing Roi 🤝 Strategic Alliances

The Sticking Point Solution 90%

Bad economies are growth opportunities: nine ways to steal market share while rivals cut back.

by Jay Abraham 2009

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213 ratings

📈 Business Growth 📉 Recession Strategy 🛎️ Consultative Selling 💰 Marketing Roi 🤝 Strategic Alliances

The New Great Depression

by James Rickards • 2021

A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.

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🏛️ Austrian Economics 🏦 Monetary Policy Critique 📉 Deflation Economics 🔻 Economic Depression 🌪️ Social Breakdown

The New Great Depression 89%

A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.

by James Rickards 2021

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1k+ ratings

🏛️ Austrian Economics 🏦 Monetary Policy Critique 📉 Deflation Economics 🔻 Economic Depression 🌪️ Social Breakdown

The Only Game in Town

by Mohamed El-Erian • 2016

Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.

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🏦 Central Banking 🌐 Global Economy 📉 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Risk Management ⚖️ Economic Inequality

The Only Game in Town 89%

Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.

by Mohamed El-Erian 2016

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1k+ ratings

🏦 Central Banking 🌐 Global Economy 📉 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Risk Management ⚖️ Economic Inequality

Double Double

by Cameron Herold • 2011

Double your revenue in three years using a single vivid vision, not a business plan.

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📈 Business Growth 🎯 Vision Planning 🧱 Corporate Culture 👥 Hiring Practices 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

Double Double 89%

Double your revenue in three years using a single vivid vision, not a business plan.

by Cameron Herold 2011

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383 ratings

📈 Business Growth 🎯 Vision Planning 🧱 Corporate Culture 👥 Hiring Practices 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

Not Working

by D.W. Gibson • 2012

What a paycheck conceals: Americans on the identity, health, and dignity that left with the job.

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🎙️ Oral History 💸 Economic Precarity 🔨 Work And Identity 📉 Great Recession 🔄 Career Transitions

Not Working 89%

What a paycheck conceals: Americans on the identity, health, and dignity that left with the job.

by D.W. Gibson 2012

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60 ratings

🎙️ Oral History 💸 Economic Precarity 🔨 Work And Identity 📉 Great Recession 🔄 Career Transitions

Aftermath

by Rickards James • 2019

Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.

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🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Central Banking ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📉 Economic Inequality

Aftermath 89%

Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.

by Rickards James 2019

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676 ratings

🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Central Banking ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📉 Economic Inequality

Your Strategy Needs a Strategy

by Martin Reeves • 2015

Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.

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🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Strategic Agility 🔄 Business Turnaround 💥 Disruption

Your Strategy Needs a Strategy 89%

Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.

by Martin Reeves 2015

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661 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Strategic Agility 🔄 Business Turnaround 💥 Disruption

The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter

by Simon Constable • 2011

Which economic reports actually move markets, and how to read them before the crowd.

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📊 Economic Indicators 💼 Investment Strategy 🔮 Economic Forecasting ⏱️ Market Timing 🏦 Federal Reserve Policy

The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter Summary

The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter 89%

Which economic reports actually move markets, and how to read them before the crowd.

by Simon Constable 2011

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278 ratings

📊 Economic Indicators 💼 Investment Strategy 🔮 Economic Forecasting ⏱️ Market Timing 🏦 Federal Reserve Policy

You Can Be a Stock Market Genius

by Joel Greenblatt • 1997

Wall Street dumps spinoffs without looking. That blind spot is your best edge.

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🎯 Special Situations 📊 Value Investing 🔄 Contrarian Investing 💼 Concentrated Investing 📈 Fundamental Analysis

You Can Be a Stock Market Genius Summary

You Can Be a Stock Market Genius 89%

Wall Street dumps spinoffs without looking. That blind spot is your best edge.

by Joel Greenblatt 1997

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9k+ ratings

🎯 Special Situations 📊 Value Investing 🔄 Contrarian Investing 💼 Concentrated Investing 📈 Fundamental Analysis

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix

by 50Minutes • 2015

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

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🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation 📈 Market Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Management

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix 89%

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

by 50Minutes 2015

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14 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation 📈 Market Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Management

Little Book of Bull's Eye Investing

by John Mauldin • 2012

The buy-and-hold playbook fails in flat markets. A strategy for returns without a rising tide.

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🐻 Bear Market Strategies 📉 Market Cycles 💰 Value Investing 📈 Absolute Returns 🔄 Alternative Investments

Little Book of Bull's Eye Investing Summary

Little Book of Bull's Eye Investing 89%

The buy-and-hold playbook fails in flat markets. A strategy for returns without a rising tide.

by John Mauldin 2012

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137 ratings

🐻 Bear Market Strategies 📉 Market Cycles 💰 Value Investing 📈 Absolute Returns 🔄 Alternative Investments

Hot Commodities

by Jim Rogers • 2004

Forget stocks: the real bull market is in raw materials, and it is only halfway through.

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🛢️ Commodity Investing 📈 Cyclical Markets 📊 Portfolio Diversification 🔒 Inflation Hedging 🌏 Emerging Market Demand

Hot Commodities 89%

Forget stocks: the real bull market is in raw materials, and it is only halfway through.

by Jim Rogers 2004

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🛢️ Commodity Investing 📈 Cyclical Markets 📊 Portfolio Diversification 🔒 Inflation Hedging 🌏 Emerging Market Demand

If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks

by Peter Navarro • 2001

Rain in Brazil, a Fed decision, a trade report: connecting macro events to your next trade.

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📈 Macro Investing 🔄 Sector Rotation 🛡️ Trading Discipline 🏦 Monetary Policy 💰 Money Management

If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks Summary

If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks 89%

Rain in Brazil, a Fed decision, a trade report: connecting macro events to your next trade.

by Peter Navarro 2001

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129 ratings

📈 Macro Investing 🔄 Sector Rotation 🛡️ Trading Discipline 🏦 Monetary Policy 💰 Money Management

Bachelor Pad Economics

by Aaron Clarey • 2013

The standard advice about college, career, and marriage is ruining young men. Here is the fix.

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🏦 Personal Finance 💰 Financial Independence 🏚️ Frugal Living 💔 Dating Strategy 📊 Career Strategy

Bachelor Pad Economics 89%

The standard advice about college, career, and marriage is ruining young men. Here is the fix.

by Aaron Clarey 2013

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739 ratings

🏦 Personal Finance 💰 Financial Independence 🏚️ Frugal Living 💔 Dating Strategy 📊 Career Strategy

Financial First Aid

by Alyssa Davies • 2022

Money crisis? Stabilize first: negotiate every bill, build a real safety net, then look ahead.

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💰 Personal Finance 💳 Debt Relief 📊 Budgeting 💡 Side Hustles 🧘 Mindful Spending

Financial First Aid 89%

Money crisis? Stabilize first: negotiate every bill, build a real safety net, then look ahead.

by Alyssa Davies 2022

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227 ratings

💰 Personal Finance 💳 Debt Relief 📊 Budgeting 💡 Side Hustles 🧘 Mindful Spending

How to Listen When Markets Speak

by Lawrence G. McDonald • 2024

The thirty-year deflation is dead. Inflation is back, and the old portfolio is lethal.

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🌡️ Inflation Hedging ⛏️ Commodity Supercycles 📉 Value Investing 💵 Sound Money 💲 Dollar Reserve Currency

How to Listen When Markets Speak Summary

How to Listen When Markets Speak 89%

The thirty-year deflation is dead. Inflation is back, and the old portfolio is lethal.

by Lawrence G. McDonald 2024

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572 ratings

🌡️ Inflation Hedging ⛏️ Commodity Supercycles 📉 Value Investing 💵 Sound Money 💲 Dollar Reserve Currency

Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School?

by Cary Siegel • 2013

A personal finance education in 99 principles: the simple, unsexy habits that quietly build wealth.

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💰 Money Management 🧵 Frugality 📊 Saving And Budgeting 💳 Debt Reduction 📈 Beginner Investing

Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School? Summary

Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School? 89%

A personal finance education in 99 principles: the simple, unsexy habits that quietly build wealth.

by Cary Siegel 2013

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💰 Money Management 🧵 Frugality 📊 Saving And Budgeting 💳 Debt Reduction 📈 Beginner Investing

Stock Options

by Daniel Mollat • 2011

Option sellers profit when 80% expire worthless: a conservative system for steady premium income.

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🎯 Options Trading 💰 Option Selling 📊 Income Investing 🛡️ Conservative Trading 📈 Volatility Trading

Stock Options 89%

Option sellers profit when 80% expire worthless: a conservative system for steady premium income.

by Daniel Mollat 2011

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3 ratings

🎯 Options Trading 💰 Option Selling 📊 Income Investing 🛡️ Conservative Trading 📈 Volatility Trading

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere

by Jason Kelly • 2010

Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.

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🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 🗽 Financial Independence 🛒 Consumer Debt 🏦 Austrian Economics

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere Summary

Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere 89%

Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.

by Jason Kelly 2010

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134 ratings

🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 🗽 Financial Independence 🛒 Consumer Debt 🏦 Austrian Economics

Art of the Long View, The

by Peter Schwartz • 1991

Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.

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📋 Strategic Planning 🔮 Scenario Planning 🔭 Futures Thinking 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 📖 Narrative Strategy

Art of the Long View, The 89%

Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.

by Peter Schwartz 1991

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924 ratings

📋 Strategic Planning 🔮 Scenario Planning 🔭 Futures Thinking 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 📖 Narrative Strategy

Intermarket Analysis

by John J. Murphy • 2004

Bonds call the turns stocks miss. Commodities set the rate path. These linkages are tradeable.

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📈 Technical Analysis 🔄 Sector Rotation 🔁 Market Cycles 💼 Asset Allocation 🌐 Macro Investing

Intermarket Analysis 88%

Bonds call the turns stocks miss. Commodities set the rate path. These linkages are tradeable.

by John J. Murphy 2004

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160 ratings

📈 Technical Analysis 🔄 Sector Rotation 🔁 Market Cycles 💼 Asset Allocation 🌐 Macro Investing

Bobler, bullshit og børsfest

by Lars Tvede • 2020

Crashes come every decade. The cycle rules, psychology, and strategies for buying when others flee.

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🌊 Economic Cycles 🐢 Long-Term Investing 🧪 Behavioral Finance 🤝 Contrarian Investing 🔍 Value Investing

Bobler, bullshit og børsfest 88%

Crashes come every decade. The cycle rules, psychology, and strategies for buying when others flee.

by Lars Tvede 2020

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329 ratings

🌊 Economic Cycles 🐢 Long-Term Investing 🧪 Behavioral Finance 🤝 Contrarian Investing 🔍 Value Investing

Rich Dad's Prophecy

by Robert T. Kiyosaki • 2004

A 1974 law shifted the retirement burden to workers; the guaranteed crash is still ahead.

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🧮 Retirement Planning 📉 Retirement Crisis 💸 Cash Flow Investing 🏠 Real Estate Investing 📚 Financial Literacy

Rich Dad's Prophecy 88%

A 1974 law shifted the retirement burden to workers; the guaranteed crash is still ahead.

by Robert T. Kiyosaki 2004

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3k+ ratings

🧮 Retirement Planning 📉 Retirement Crisis 💸 Cash Flow Investing 🏠 Real Estate Investing 📚 Financial Literacy

The Strategy Paradox

by Michael E. Raynor • 2007

The strategies that win big also lose big. The escape: a portfolio of options.

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🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚠️ Risk Management ❓ Strategic Uncertainty 📊 Real Options Theory 🔮 Scenario Planning

The Strategy Paradox 88%

The strategies that win big also lose big. The escape: a portfolio of options.

by Michael E. Raynor 2007

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300 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚠️ Risk Management ❓ Strategic Uncertainty 📊 Real Options Theory 🔮 Scenario Planning

Loopholes of the Rich

by Diane Kennedy • 2001

Business owners play by different tax rules. A part-time startup is the key to unlocking them.

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📊 Tax Strategy 🧾 Business Deductions 🏠 Real Estate Investing 🏛️ Entity Formation 💼 Small Business Finance

Loopholes of the Rich 88%

Business owners play by different tax rules. A part-time startup is the key to unlocking them.

by Diane Kennedy 2001

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948 ratings

📊 Tax Strategy 🧾 Business Deductions 🏠 Real Estate Investing 🏛️ Entity Formation 💼 Small Business Finance

The Economist Guide to Investment Strategy

by Peter Stanyer • 2006

Most portfolios fail because owners bail during bad times. A framework built for the worst days.

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🧭 Investment Strategy ⚠️ Risk Management 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📊 Asset Allocation 🔍 Market Efficiency

The Economist Guide to Investment Strategy Summary

The Economist Guide to Investment Strategy 88%

Most portfolios fail because owners bail during bad times. A framework built for the worst days.

by Peter Stanyer 2006

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200 ratings

🧭 Investment Strategy ⚠️ Risk Management 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📊 Asset Allocation 🔍 Market Efficiency

In an Uncertain World

by Robert E. Rubin • 2003

Markets and governments run on uncertain bets. A Treasury Secretary's method for weighing them.

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🏛️ Economic Policy 📉 Financial Crises 🎲 Uncertainty Navigation 🌐 Globalization 🏦 Wall Street Memoirs

In an Uncertain World 88%

Markets and governments run on uncertain bets. A Treasury Secretary's method for weighing them.

by Robert E. Rubin 2003

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663 ratings

🏛️ Economic Policy 📉 Financial Crises 🎲 Uncertainty Navigation 🌐 Globalization 🏦 Wall Street Memoirs

Simplify

by Richard Koch • 2016

World-beating businesses pick one: slash prices 90%, or make the product a joy. Trying both fails.

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📊 Business Strategy ✂️ Simplification 💥 Disruptive Innovation 💰 Frugal Innovation 🎨 Design Thinking

Simplify 88%

World-beating businesses pick one: slash prices 90%, or make the product a joy. Trying both fails.

by Richard Koch 2016

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632 ratings

📊 Business Strategy ✂️ Simplification 💥 Disruptive Innovation 💰 Frugal Innovation 🎨 Design Thinking

The Complete Guide to Option Selling

by James Cordier • 2004

Identify where prices won't go. Sell options there. The high-probability strategy for steady income

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📊 Options Trading 🌾 Commodity Trading 📉 Fundamental Analysis 📈 Volatility Trading 📅 Seasonal Trading

The Complete Guide to Option Selling Summary

The Complete Guide to Option Selling 88%

Identify where prices won't go. Sell options there. The high-probability strategy for steady income

by James Cordier 2004

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209 ratings

📊 Options Trading 🌾 Commodity Trading 📉 Fundamental Analysis 📈 Volatility Trading 📅 Seasonal Trading

How to Invest in Gold & Silver

by Don Durrett • 2010

Physical metal first, then miners: a blueprint with the metrics, entry zones, and exit targets.

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🪙 Precious Metals ⛏️ Mining Stocks 📊 Portfolio Construction 🛡️ Inflation Hedging 💰 Hard Money

How to Invest in Gold & Silver 88%

Physical metal first, then miners: a blueprint with the metrics, entry zones, and exit targets.

by Don Durrett 2010

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45 ratings

🪙 Precious Metals ⛏️ Mining Stocks 📊 Portfolio Construction 🛡️ Inflation Hedging 💰 Hard Money

Brazil Is the New America

by James Dale Davidson • 2012

The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.

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📉 National Decline 🌍 Emerging Markets 🛢️ Peak Oil 👥 Demographic Shift 💧 Water Scarcity

Brazil Is the New America 88%

The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.

by James Dale Davidson 2012

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36 ratings

📉 National Decline 🌍 Emerging Markets 🛢️ Peak Oil 👥 Demographic Shift 💧 Water Scarcity

The Wealthy Barber Returns

by David Chilton • 2011

Financial success isn't budgets or stock tips. It's one automatic transfer and a deep fear of debt.

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💰 Personal Finance 🍁 Canadian Finance 🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 📈 Passive Investing

The Wealthy Barber Returns 88%

Financial success isn't budgets or stock tips. It's one automatic transfer and a deep fear of debt.

by David Chilton 2011

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5k+ ratings

💰 Personal Finance 🍁 Canadian Finance 🏡 Frugal Living 💳 Debt Reduction 📈 Passive Investing

The Ten Roads to Riches

by Kenneth L. Fisher • 2008

The wealthiest did not all start companies; some sued, married, or managed other people's cash.

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🏗️ Wealth Building 🧭 Career Strategy 🗽 Financial Independence 🚀 Self-Made Wealth 📈 Economic Mobility

The Ten Roads to Riches 88%

The wealthiest did not all start companies; some sued, married, or managed other people's cash.

by Kenneth L. Fisher 2008

3.59

380 ratings

🏗️ Wealth Building 🧭 Career Strategy 🗽 Financial Independence 🚀 Self-Made Wealth 📈 Economic Mobility

If You're Not First, You're Last

by Grant Cardone • 2010

Contractions are launchpads. The rules for seizing market share when competitors freeze.

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📈 Sales Strategies 🏆 Competitive Strategy 🔁 Customer Retention 💎 Value Selling 🛡️ Economic Resilience

If You're Not First, You're Last Summary

If You're Not First, You're Last 88%

Contractions are launchpads. The rules for seizing market share when competitors freeze.

by Grant Cardone 2010

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2k+ ratings

📈 Sales Strategies 🏆 Competitive Strategy 🔁 Customer Retention 💎 Value Selling 🛡️ Economic Resilience

Efficiency

by Wall Street Playboys • 2017

Wealth without sacrifice: sell to fear, validate first, keep the day job.

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🏦 Wealth Building 🧭 Career Strategy 💰 Sales Psychology ⏱️ Time Efficiency 🏗️ Side Business

Efficiency 88%

Wealth without sacrifice: sell to fear, validate first, keep the day job.

by Wall Street Playboys 2017

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218 ratings

🏦 Wealth Building 🧭 Career Strategy 💰 Sales Psychology ⏱️ Time Efficiency 🏗️ Side Business

Mastering The Market Cycle

by Howard Marks • 2018

Market cycles are driven by emotion, not economics. Learn to read them before the crowd does.

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🔁 Market Cycles 🙅 Contrarian Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🤔 Investor Psychology 💳 Credit Cycles

Mastering The Market Cycle 88%

Market cycles are driven by emotion, not economics. Learn to read them before the crowd does.

by Howard Marks 2018

4.04

6k+ ratings

🔁 Market Cycles 🙅 Contrarian Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🤔 Investor Psychology 💳 Credit Cycles

Fail-Safe Investing

by Harry Browne • 1999

The all-weather portfolio: four simple holdings that protect your wealth in any economic climate.

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🧩 Asset Allocation 🛡️ Wealth Preservation 📉 Austrian Economics ☔ All-Weather Investing ⚖️ Risk Management

Fail-Safe Investing 88%

The all-weather portfolio: four simple holdings that protect your wealth in any economic climate.

by Harry Browne 1999

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3k+ ratings

🧩 Asset Allocation 🛡️ Wealth Preservation 📉 Austrian Economics ☔ All-Weather Investing ⚖️ Risk Management

7 Powers

by Hamilton Wright Helmer • 2016

Durable advantage comes in only seven forms. Most businesses possess none.

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🧱 Economic Moats 🌐 Network Effects ⚔️ Competitive Dynamics 👔 Founders 💹 Investors

7 Powers 88%

Durable advantage comes in only seven forms. Most businesses possess none.

by Hamilton Wright Helmer 2016

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3k+ ratings

🧱 Economic Moats 🌐 Network Effects ⚔️ Competitive Dynamics 👔 Founders 💹 Investors

Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett

by Larry E. Swedroe • 2012

The Buffett strategy isn't stock-picking. It's low-cost index funds and the life you get back.

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📈 Index Investing 🧩 Asset Allocation 🌐 Global Diversification 🧠 Behavioral Finance 💰 Tax Planning

Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett Summary

Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett 88%

The Buffett strategy isn't stock-picking. It's low-cost index funds and the life you get back.

by Larry E. Swedroe 2012

3.58

344 ratings

📈 Index Investing 🧩 Asset Allocation 🌐 Global Diversification 🧠 Behavioral Finance 💰 Tax Planning

The Alchemy of Finance

by George Soros • 1987

Markets are never in equilibrium. Perception and reality interact, driving booms and busts.

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💥 Financial Crises 🏛️ Central Banking 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📉 Market Inefficiency 🔬 Philosophy Of Science

The Alchemy of Finance 88%

Markets are never in equilibrium. Perception and reality interact, driving booms and busts.

by George Soros 1987

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💥 Financial Crises 🏛️ Central Banking 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📉 Market Inefficiency 🔬 Philosophy Of Science

The Power of Zero, Revised and Updated

by David McKnight • 2014

Tax-deferred retirement accounts are a ticking tax bomb. The exit plan: zero percent bracket.

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🏖️ Retirement Planning 🧾 Tax Planning 🛡️ Tax-Free Investing 🪣 Bucket Strategy 📈 Roth IRA Strategies

The Power of Zero, Revised and Updated Summary

The Power of Zero, Revised and Updated 88%

Tax-deferred retirement accounts are a ticking tax bomb. The exit plan: zero percent bracket.

by David McKnight 2014

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2k+ ratings

🏖️ Retirement Planning 🧾 Tax Planning 🛡️ Tax-Free Investing 🪣 Bucket Strategy 📈 Roth IRA Strategies

The Invisible Hands

by Steven Drobny • 2010

Pensions and endowments manage trillions; 2008 exposed their model as an illusion.

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399

🏦 Institutional Investing 📈 Hedge Funds 🧩 Asset Allocation 🛡️ Risk Management 💥 Financial Crises

The Invisible Hands 88%

Pensions and endowments manage trillions; 2008 exposed their model as an illusion.

by Steven Drobny 2010

3.88

399 ratings

🏦 Institutional Investing 📈 Hedge Funds 🧩 Asset Allocation 🛡️ Risk Management 💥 Financial Crises

The Most Important Thing Illuminated

by Howard Marks • 2011

Most investors ask if a company is good. The better question: is the price right?

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📉 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🛡️ Risk Management 🔄 Market Cycles 🚶‍♂️ Contrarian Strategies

The Most Important Thing Illuminated Summary

The Most Important Thing Illuminated 88%

Most investors ask if a company is good. The better question: is the price right?

by Howard Marks 2011

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17k+ ratings

📉 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 🛡️ Risk Management 🔄 Market Cycles 🚶‍♂️ Contrarian Strategies

The Options Wheel Strategy

by Freeman Publications • 2021

Sell puts and calls on stable, unglamorous stocks to pocket an extra 15-20% return a year.

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330

🔄 Options Trading 💰 Income Investing 🛡️ Covered Calls 🐢 Conservative Investing 🧑‍💼 Retail Investors

The Options Wheel Strategy 88%

Sell puts and calls on stable, unglamorous stocks to pocket an extra 15-20% return a year.

by Freeman Publications 2021

4.32

330 ratings

🔄 Options Trading 💰 Income Investing 🛡️ Covered Calls 🐢 Conservative Investing 🧑‍💼 Retail Investors

Cashkurs

by Dirk Müller • 2011

A former trader on the system's built-in traps, and exactly how to step around them.

3.58

283

💰 Personal Finance 📚 Financial Literacy 🧹 Debt Elimination 📊 Index Investing 🥇 Gold Investing

Cashkurs 88%

A former trader on the system's built-in traps, and exactly how to step around them.

by Dirk Müller 2011

3.58

283 ratings

💰 Personal Finance 📚 Financial Literacy 🧹 Debt Elimination 📊 Index Investing 🥇 Gold Investing

Second Chance

by Robert T. Kiyosaki • 2015

Old money rules broke. Fix: own cash-flow assets and learn to think like a lender.

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1k+

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