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Andrew Tobias

Författare till The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

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Andrew Tobias is a financial columnist. He attended Harvard Business School. He currently writes a column for Money Angles, and his works have appeared in Time, New York Magazine, Esquire, Parade, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Money, and Worth. Tobias has appeared on television shows such as visa mer Today, Tonight, Tomorrow, Good Morning America and Face the Nation. He is the author of The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need and received the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalist and the Consume Federation of America Media Service Award. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

Inkluderar namnen: Andrew Tobias, Andrew Tobais, Andrew P. Tobias

Inkluderar även: John Reid (1)

Foto taget av: Alan Light

Verk av Andrew Tobias

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Invisible Bankers (1982) 86 exemplar
Money Angles (1984) 41 exemplar
Fire and Ice (1976) 40 exemplar
The Funny Money Game (1972) 33 exemplar
Kids Say Don't Smoke (1991) 10 exemplar
Auto Insurance Alert! (1993) 9 exemplar
Dollars and Sense 1 exemplar
Treating Malpractice (1986) 1 exemplar

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2.5! rating will probably change since this is the first book I've read about investing, and I don't know what else is out there.

bleh:

-too long,
-lots of jargon
-confusing
-too many stories (where is the substance?)
- title bold, considering that if you're young or just getting into stocks, the book is too esoterically written to understand
-overall opinion rather than.... well, something other than an overall opinion.

ok, yeah:

-charismatic
-quips
-some ok (if not obvious) tips on managing your money wisely (buy bulk, live within your means, don't buy a yatch etc. etc.)

um? :

-opinion section on taxes and politics
-specific investment suggestions (don't know enough to comment on if they're good or not)
-statistics and other examples that I haven't looked into
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Elizabeth723 | 11 andra recensioner | Dec 6, 2019 |
A book I wish I'd read earlier in life as I struggled with many of the same issues that the author did. This is a coming out story that shows how scary and often depressing it can be dealing with society's expectations and our reactions to the various strategies it uses to try to control us. Often leading double lives, we can sometimes be forced into acting like spies - lying to ourselves and others in the process. Meanwhile the process itself often accentuates the negative aspects of being part of a minority. Also, covers the conflicts that arise when we know we are gay but fail to find anyone we're really attracted to or that is compatible sexually - which can delay things...Second half of the book a bit tedious...… (mer)
 
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dbsovereign | 2 andra recensioner | Jun 27, 2019 |
From the start of his memoir Reid (rather, Tobias) is engaging, warm, and funny in writing about growing up and the eventual dissonance he felt between what was expected from him by his parents, society, etc. and the reality of his wanting to "be cowboys"* with other boys. There was no end-of-the-world 'why me?' boo-hooing, which is almost always exasperating to read/hear about however justified, which was a huge plus, and a real rarity I've found. Tobias did come off as conceited (in a book called 'The Best Little Boy in the World'?) at times. But that was part of the charm of it and added to the feeling of honesty throughout. He recognized who he was and took steps on his own terms and at his own pace to embrace it.

However, he does says some very, uh, disparaging things about the gay community's more flamoboyant aspects in contrast to his 'normalcy', something that he emphasizes at every opportunity. Not that that denial, the "I'm not that gay" reflex isn't still a problem, or something I'm innocent of either. As much as I grit my teeth whenever an acquaintence essentially congratulates me on not dressing like Elton John or something, of being otherwise normal for God's sake (aw shucks thanks dude), there's a hypocrisy element because I've made jokes about myself playing on those same stereotypes. So even if I'm a little offended and part of me wants to demand what the fuck would be wrong with dressing like Elton John anyway**, this is a pick-your-battles argument I mostly let be. That aspect of the book, 'TBLBitW's expressed confusion towards (and about belonging in) a community so different from what he's familiar with, might be the strongest reccomendation for it.

----"The More You Know" moment: here is a quote explaining why the whole "straight-acting" gay person thing is controversial. I should put it in my own words, but I have a hard time explicating concepts like this to people who don't already know, and I'm lazy. I was TV-Tropes surfing this morning so this example was close to mind:

"In real life, the "str8-acting" concept is very controversial in the gay community, with the two most extreme sides being either praise for showing that one can be gay without being flaming, or scorn for being an insecure phony trying too hard to fit in with straights due to not fully accepting their homosexuality. A lot of people just object to the term itself, feeling that it improperly conflates "masculinity" with "heterosexuality," implying that homosexuality is by default anti-masculine."

From TV Tropes Straight Gay

As much as I enjoyed it, above quibbles aside, the last quarter of this book is really, really slow, the doings of him and his friends didn't really interest me after the main conflict of the book was resolved -- and I read the revised edition which supposedly cut that section down. Don't let that discourage you though, the first three quarters are a lot of fun to read and I found plenty of similarities between myself and TBLBitW, considering the great deal that's happened since 1973 that was surprising and made this a better and more personal read than others I've read in the past.

*The whole "being cowboys" thing was adorable, I laughed every time it came up.

**Obviously, this is a rhetorical question. No one should dress like Elton John except Elton John.
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ManWithAnAgenda | 2 andra recensioner | Feb 18, 2019 |
Humorous overview of getting estate in order as well as general information on how to approach the stock market. Financial quips to help hold up your end of conversation. If you need a break from the serious side of investment, read this book.
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rcalbright | 11 andra recensioner | Sep 6, 2017 |

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