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Stop Making Stupid Investments: 7 Rules to Avoid the Hype and Build Real Wealth

by David Leiter

Seven rules for weighing investment opportunities

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Seven rules for weighing investment opportunities

David Leiter organizes this investing guide around seven rules drawn from his experience in finance and real estate. The book covers ways to assess potential investments, manage risk, recognize scams and fraud, and use contrarian thinking when considering market trends. Its practical emphasis is on straightforward strategies for building and managing a portfolio, with wealth-building and retirement security as stated goals. The publisher description positions the rules as applicable across different kinds of markets; these are the book’s presented principles, not a guarantee of returns.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Everyday investors seeking an accessible introduction to evaluating investment opportunities
  • Working professionals thinking about portfolio risk and retirement planning

Themes

Investment risk managementFraud and scam awarenessPortfolio buildingContrarian investingRetirement planning

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Book overview

In a world filled with bad investments, this guide shows you exactly how to keep your money safe without missing out on great investment opportunities

In Stop Making Stupid Investments: 7 Rules to Avoid the Hype and Build Real Wealth, experienced real estate and finance leader David Leiter delivers a practical, common-sense strategy guide for building wealth through intelligent investing. Leiter explains the 7 rules that helped guide him as he built a large and resilient portfolio over 30 years. He demystifies complicated financial concepts and explores powerful investing techniques in a straightforward way without the usual jargon.

This book is a simple set of easy-to-follow rules for everyday investors who want to effectively manage risk, avoid scams and fraud, and access impressive returns without missing out on great opportunities when they come along. It's filled with timeless principles that apply everywhere, to everyone, in every kind of market. You'll find:

  • Grounded advice, based on the author's decades-long experience in finance and real estate, on how to spot a bad investment
  • How to use simple, proven investment strategies that are easy to understand to generate consistent returns while limiting your exposure to risk
  • Ways to use contrarian thinking to get ahead of trends and improve the performance of your portfolio

Perfect for everyday investors and working professionals hoping to build a financially secure retirement, Stop Making Stupid Investments is an intuitive, accessible, and insightful manual for everyone who wants to protect and grow their money at the same time.

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