
What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars
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Patrick Lawlor
Tim Ferriss Book Club Selection
Jim Paul's meteoric rise took him from a small town in Northern Kentucky to governor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, yet he lost it all - his fortune, his reputation, and his job - in one fatal attack of excessive economic hubris. In this honest, frank analysis, Paul and Brendan Moynihan revisit the events that led to Paul's disastrous decision and examine the psychological factors behind bad financial practices in several economic sectors. This book - winner of a 2014 Axiom Business Book award gold medal - begins with the unbroken string of successes that helped Paul achieve a jet-setting lifestyle and land a key spot with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. It then describes the circumstances leading up to Paul's $1.6 million loss and the essential lessons he learned from it - primarily that, although there are as many ways to make money in the markets as there are people participating in them, all losses come from the same few sources.
Investors lose money in the markets either because of errors in their analysis or because of psychological barriers preventing the application of analysis. While all analytical methods have some validity and make allowances for instances in which they do not work, psychological factors can keep an investor in a losing position, causing him to abandon one method for another in order to rationalize the decisions already made. Paul and Moynihan's cautionary tale includes strategies for avoiding loss tied to a simple framework for understanding, accepting, and dodging the dangers of investing, trading, and speculating.
Also included is a bonus hour-long interview between co-author Brendon Moynihan and noted investor, business advisor, and best-selling author Tim Ferriss.
About the Tim Ferriss Book Club
#1 New York Times best-selling author Tim Ferriss (The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body) is a big fan of audiobooks and their potential to alter and improve lives. So, in 2013, he started an audiobook club for his community of 1.5 million blog readers. He selected books that had a dramatic impact on his life and thinking, producing great new recordings that bring these influential gems into the limelight. For more listens from Tim Ferriss’ Book Club, click here.
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haha great story and great lessons from someone who failed pretty hard. Worth a listen if you have ever or going to invest in stocks.If you love the stock market, you'll love this
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Good principles.
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Gives a new or seasoned investor insight into decision behavior. I can see my own mistakes described in the story. I think this book is a must read.....it's entertaining as well.
Great book with practical advice.
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Decent book worth the read
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Must read, gets a bit dull at times
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A Trader's Guide on how to control his/her ego
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very good intuitive read. very well analyzed.
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Outstanding!!!
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