WIPED OUT. How I Lost a Fortune in the Stock Market While the Averages Were Making New Highs

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This is the totally galvanizing confession of an amateur investor who at first made money in the stock market and then tried to make money faster.... With a directness that startles, with specific references to specific stock transactions, with an abundance of detail unique in investment literature, the author takes the reader on a devastating roller-coaster ride through the market. From the "hot" tip and the impulsive phone-order to buy or sell, to the verdict in next morning's financial pages; from the chase after people who "know their way around," to the frantic switching of brokers and systems; from the temporary gain to the big loss - here is the real thing. For the first time we have the full, personal, unvarnished story of a man who has acted out, to the hilt, an all-too -common form of speculative behavior. Read and take heed. Read more