Detecting Wall Street Lies: An Individual Investors Guide to Profitability.
In the aftermath of recent market crashes, investors have fled the volatile financial markets in fear of losing what's left of their life savings. With the U.S. securities market rocked to its very core, the ultimate victims are investors. Financial expert, Jordan Goodman's new book, Reading Between the Lies examines today's principal markets and discusses how they have been abused, touching on such infamous cases as Enron, Tyco, WorldCom, and Adelphia. Reading Between the Lies is a must read for investors wanting to rebuild their confidence. Investors will learn how corporations abused the system, how to assess data on balance sheets and financial reports, conduct audits, evaluate technical indicators and management profiles, and research financial information on line.
Jordan E. Goodman is a weekly contributor to Public Radio International’s Marketplace in the Morning and OnMoney.com. He spent 18 years on the editorial staff of Money magazine, and was a weekly financial analyst on NBC’s News at Sunrise for nine years and a daily financial commentator on Mutual Broadcasting System’s America in the Morning show for eight years. Goodman is also the co-author of the Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms, Barron’s Finance and Investment Handbook, and Barron’s Dictionary of Business Terms.