A Fool and His Money

"There is one thing that can be said about A Fool and His Moneythat cannot be said about any other colume of investment advice:You will never make a penny from the information in this book. Nowork on the subject of personal finance has even tried to make thisclaim before. That is because works on the subject of personalfinance are all lying. John Rothchild is the only fully honestauthor in the genre."--from the Foreword by P. J. O''Rourke.

A veritable gold mine of comic insight into the predicament of anaverage investor''s avid pursuit of wealth, A Fool and His Money isJohn Rothchild''s critically acclaimed personal account of a yeardevoted to investing his money in the markets. The entireinvestment world--its characters, institutions, customs, andmyths-passes under Rothchild''s sharp and profoundly humorousscrutiny.

Acclaim for A Fool and His Money

"What makes this book so good is that Rothchild can explain thingslike naked puts . . . and leave the reader both