Winning the Loser's Game: Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing

Winning the Loser's Game: Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing

This indispensable investment guide asks the question: How can an individual invest successfully when the majority always fails? Charles Ellis, one of today's most brilliant investment writers, has updated his influential book to include: Ways to escape the ravages of taxes and inflation How to successfully pass your estate to your heirs (not the taxman!) Common investing mistakes and painless strategies to avoid them Praise for Winning the Loser's Game : "This is by far the best book on investment policy and management."­­Peter Drucker "Ellis has written a liberating book about investiing. Many people view their estate planning as a dirty secret they don't even share openly with themselves. This book will enable you to face your money matters squarely, with intelligence and vision, and help you create a plan that will increase the security and freedom of your later years."­­Byron R. Wien, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter "Ellis's earlier work was a 'must read' for professional portfolio managers. This clearly-written edition explores concepts essential to both institutional and individual investors. It is not a simplistic 'do-it-yourself' cookbook, but an elegant guide to investment truths and paradoxes."­­Abby Joseph Cohen, Stock Market Strategist and Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co. "Charles Ellis lays out a series of simple principles which, if followed consistently, auger for success. In a highly entertaining way, he also offers not only a sound philosophy for investing, but also for life."­­Charles I. Clough, Jr., Corporate Strategy and Research, Merrill Lynch "...Radical in its simplicity, Investors­­institutional and otherwise­­will find this jolt to their cherished beliefs refreshing."­­Adam Smith, Adam Smith's Money World "...How to make your capital win for you in today's more challenging investment climate."­­Eric Miller, Chief Investment Officer, Research Department, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette "An outstanding guide for the individual investor, full of sound and useful advice for making one's way through the confusing maze of our contemporary financial world."­­William E. Simon, Former Secretary of the Treasury