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The Kondratiev Cycle: A General Interpretation by Michael Alexander

Full Title: The Kondratiev Cycle: A generational interpretation Author: Michael Alexander Publisher/Date: iUniverse (2002) List Cost/Pages: $26 Paperback / 314 pages Cover Notes: Michael Alexander extends his analysis of cycles in the stock market to the last seven centuries of Western social, political and economic history. Alexander presents a series of conceptual models for the Kondratiev economic cycle over time [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:48-05:00November 3rd, 2014|Categories: Cycles, History|

The Panic of 1907 by Robert Bruner & Sean Carr

Full Title: The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm Author: Robert Bruner & Sean Carr Publisher/Date: Wiley (2007) List Cost/Pages: $30 Hardcover / 296 pages Cover Notes: Though business professors Bruner and Carr approach their subject, the spectacular financial crisis that gave America the FDIC and the Federal Reserve, with grave pedantry, they devote the majority of [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:46-05:00November 17th, 2014|Categories: Commodities, History|

Commodities Rising by Jeffrey Christian

Full Title: Commodities Rising: The Reality Behind the Hype and How to Really Profit in the Commodities Market Author: Jeffrey Christian Publisher/Date: Wiley (2006) List Cost/Pages: $28 Hardcover / 272 pages Cover Notes: Commodities markets are a fascinating part of the world economy and financial markets. Besides being the building blocks of the real economy, commodities provide investors with superior long-term [...]

By David Stendahl|2015-10-07T19:32:02-04:00November 5th, 2014|Categories: Commodities, Futures Markets, History|

Markets in Motion by Ned Davis

Full Title: Markets in Motion: A Financial Market History 1900 - 2004 Author: Ned Davis Publisher/Date: Wiley (2005) List Cost/Pages: $55 Spiral-bound Hardcover / 48 pages Cover Notes: Markets in Motion is a graphical overview of the economic conditions and events that have influenced the U.S. stock market since 1900. Decade by decade, you'll examine how different economic and political environments [...]

By David Stendahl|2015-10-08T01:58:23-04:00November 12th, 2014|Categories: Cycles, Futures Markets, History|

Probable Outcomes by Ed Easterling

Full Title: Probable Outcomes: Secular Stock Market Insights Author: Ed Easterling Publisher/Date: Cypress House (2011) List Cost/Pages: $40 Hardcover / 272 pages Cover Notes: Probable Outcomes continues the Crestmont Research tradition of full-color charts and graphs that enable investors and advisors to differentiate between irrational hope and a rational view of the stock market. The unique combination of investment [...]

By David Stendahl|2015-10-08T02:04:40-04:00November 5th, 2014|Categories: Cycles, History|

Unexpected Returns by Ed Easterling

Full Title: Unexpected Returns: Understanding Secular Stock Market Cycles Author: Ed Easterling Publisher/Date: Cypress House (2005) List Cost/Pages: $40 Hardcover / 296 pages Cover Notes: Before you read any how-to investment books or seek financial advice, read Unexpected Returns, the essential resource for investors and investment professionals who want to understand how and why the financial markets are not the [...]

By David Stendahl|2015-10-08T14:53:17-04:00November 8th, 2014|Categories: Cycles, History|

Super Boom by Jeffrey Hirsch

Full Title: Super Boom: Why the Dow Jones Will Hit 38,820 and How You Can Profit From It Author: Jeffrey Hirsch (Twitter @AlmanacTrader) Publisher/Date: Wiley (2011) List Cost/Pages: $25 Hardcover / 183 pages Cover Notes: In 1976, Yale Hirsch predicted a fifteen-year super boom—a move in the stock market of 500% or more. His forecast proved accurate as the market rose and [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:47-05:00November 11th, 2014|Categories: Cycles, Futures Markets, History|

The Little Book of Economics by Greg Ip

Full Title: The Little Book of Economics: How the Economy Works in the Real World Author: Greg Ip (Twitter @greg_ip) Publisher/Date: Wiley (2010) List Cost/Pages: $25 Hardcover / 288 pages Cover Notes: One positive side-effect of the recent financial market meltdown that toppled giant, century-old institutions and cost millions their jobs is that it created a strong desire among many Americans [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:48-05:00November 3rd, 2014|Categories: History|

Manias, Panics and Crashes by Charles Kindleberger

Full Title: Manias, Panics and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises Author: Charles Kindleberger Publisher/Date: Wiley (2000) List Cost/Pages: $ Paperback / 304 pages Cover Notes: The best known and most highly regarded book on market crisis, Manias, Panics, and Crashes is thoroughly engaging. Since its introduction in 1978, it has charted a new landscape in the volatile world of financial [...]

By David Stendahl|2016-12-22T17:57:47-05:00November 16th, 2014|Categories: History|

A Colossal Failure of Common Sense by Lawrence McDonald

Full Title: A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers Author: Lawrence G. McDonald (Twitter @Convertbond) Publisher/Date: Crown Business (2009) List Cost/Pages: $40 Hardcover / 368 pages Cover Notes: One of the biggest questions of the financial crisis has not been answered until now. What happened at Lehman Brothers and why was it allowed to [...]

By David Stendahl|2015-09-23T01:05:08-04:00November 12th, 2014|Categories: Behavioral, History|