Daniel Rasmussen (“The Humble Investor”) and I both receive some kind words from the Wall Street Journal yesterday.

There’s a lot about both books, but here is the TL:DR:

“Barry Ritholtz has written a very different book. “How Not to Invest: The Ideas, Numbers, and Behaviors That Destroy Wealth—and How to Avoid Them” is a thoroughly entertaining collection of short chapters that skewer experts, forecasters, the media and financial pundits. It takes as its theme a quote from the Berkshire Hathaway billionaire Charlie Munger: “It’s remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid…”

At nearly 500 pages, his book might at first be daunting for some readers, but it’s made up of short, narrative vignettes that are entertaining and often seem to have nothing to do with finance. Mr. Ritholtz introduces stories from popular music and Hollywood to illustrate how “nobody

Keep reading this article on Barry Ritholtz - The Big Picture.

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