Content tagged with "investing"

Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
Book Review
August 1, 2014
93

Michael Lewis could write about anything and it would be interesting. In this book, he tackles High Frequency Trading, and reveals just how absurd and unethical it is. Essentially, trading houses are using technical and ultra-fast communications to bet against their own customers. The entire thing…

The Power of Zero: How to Get to the 0% Tax Bracket and Transform Your Retirement
Book Review
November 2, 2022
286

My wife picked this up at an investment advisor’s office. He was giving away to his clients. She asked me to read it. The basic message is this: taxes are very, very low right now. Historically low. So: pay your taxes now. Don’t invest in tax-deferred accounts, because you’ll just have to pay taxes…

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Deane’s Library
Book Review
June 30, 2019
76

A book about entrepreneurship and thinking up the next great idea. It’s at its best when talking about the theoretical marketplace, how new ideas fit needs, and different perspectives on how people view the future. It’s get worse when it gets more specific about how to start something up. Mixed bag.