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Speculative Contagion: An Antidote For Speculative Epidemics
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How Did An Investment Advisory Firm In Obscure Elkhart, Indiana, Find The Antidote To Remain Rational In The Highly Contagious Speculative Pandemic Of The Late 1990S? At That Time The Crowd Of True Believers, In What Was To Become The Great Bubble, Was Swelling Exponentially To Number In The Millions As Irrational Exuberance Reached Full Flower. From The Illequipped Wage Earners On The Factory Floor Deluded By Slick Pitches Evoking Images Of 401(K) Financial Independence To The Institutional Investors, The Fate Was Often The Sameexcept For The Parasites Who Were Knowingly Complicit. When The Great Bubble Inevitably Imploded, Few Were Spared The Financial Fallout. Speculative Contagion Is An Insider'S Riveting Realtime And Realmoney Account Of The Inflating Bubble, Accented With The Genuine Suspense To Be Found Only In Reallife Drama. The Epidemic Of Techdriven Lunacy Gradually Affected More And More Feverish Investors All Too Prone To Be Infected By The Insidious Absurdity Of The Times. In The Midst Of It All, Frank Martin Found Sanctuary In The Treasure Trove Of History. As He Reflected On The Unremitting Succession Of Other Departures From Reality In The Past, Along With The Madness Of Crowds, He Was Able To Grasp Shreds Of Sanity, At Least Partially Muting The Sirens' Call Of Speculative Contagion. Spared The Emotional Devastation And Accompanying Paralysis That Shocking Losses Inevitably And Cruelly Visit Upon The Unprepared, Martin Commanded The Capital And The Conviction To Be Able To Step Up To The Plate And Lay Wood To The Fat Pitches That At Last Came Floating His Firm'S Way. While The Path To Investment Success Is Arduous At Best And Assured For No One, The Eyestrained Yet Battlehardened Readerfrom Student To Amateur Or Seasoned Investor To Rattled Professionalis Forearmed By This Book To Face The Future With A Short List Of Foundational Antidotes. Rationality Is Their Common Thread. We Can Thus Combat The Ill Effects Of Whatever May Yet Come At Us From The Perilously Unorthodox And Persistently Unrepentant Current Episode, As Well As Those That Lie In Wait Beyond The Horizon. With Both Colorful Anecdotes And Timely Antidotes Coming As Thick And Fast As Baseballs To A Hitter In Batting Practice, The Reader Is In For A Delightful And Eyeopening Romp Through An Extraordinary Era In U.S. Financial History.
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- Q: What is the primary focus of 'Speculative Contagion'? A: The book focuses on how an investment advisory firm in Elkhart, Indiana navigated the speculative bubble of the late 1990s, providing insights on rational investment strategies amidst widespread irrational exuberance.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Speculative Contagion'? A: The author of 'Speculative Contagion' is Frank K. Martin.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: 'Speculative Contagion' is available in a hardcover binding.
- Q: How many pages are in the book? A: 'Speculative Contagion' contains 316 pages.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The book is listed as 'New' condition.
- Q: When was 'Speculative Contagion' published? A: 'Speculative Contagion' was published on November 21, 2005.
- Q: What can readers expect to learn from this book? A: Readers can expect to learn foundational antidotes for investment success, rational strategies to combat speculative behavior, and insights from historical financial events.
- Q: Is this book suitable for beginners in investing? A: Yes, 'Speculative Contagion' is suitable for a wide range of readers, from students and amateur investors to seasoned professionals.
- Q: Does the book include real-life examples? A: Yes, 'Speculative Contagion' includes colorful anecdotes and real-time accounts that illustrate the impact of speculative investing.
- Q: What genre does 'Speculative Contagion' fall under? A: 'Speculative Contagion' falls under the genre of finance and investment, specifically focusing on investment strategies during speculative periods.