Congrats to Allan Roth for Getting His Book Reviewed in the NY Times!

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By JLP | April 13, 2009

Allan Roth’s book, How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street*, was reviewed in Sunday’s New York Times! That’s pretty sweet if you ask me. Anyway, you can read the review here: Off the Shelf – Advice in Two New Books, but Not From Talking Heads.

My friend Ron over at the Wisdom Journal also reviewed Allan’s book. He’s also giving away a copy of the book so be sure and sign up for a chance to win.

Topics: Books | 2 Comments »

Ron@TheWisdomJournal Says:
April 13th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Hey JLP, that was a great book. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Allan did a fantastic job laying out the reasons his Second Grader’s Portfolio beats individual investors 99% of the time.

Anyone who wants to watch their portfolio grow needs to read this book. It really changed my mind on investing with it’s well thought out reasoning and solid proofs.
JC Says:
April 13th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
I’m halfway through this book and I think it’s fantastic. I’ve read several books including some from Jack Bogle regarding the advantages of Index funds over actively managed funds but Roth’s gave me an aha moment. All funds compare themselves to the S&P index but that’s an apples to oranges comparison. Most actively managed funds contain cash and bonds so you have to compare their allocation to index funds with similar allocations. The 2nd grader portfolio will not only beat the “index” but a vast majority of actively managed funds!