The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You'll Ever Need: The Good, the Flawed, the Bad, and the Ugly | 
 enlarge | Authors: Larry E Swedroe, Jared Kizer
Publisher: Bloomberg Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 5065
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 289
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1576603105
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.63
EAN: 9781576603109
ASIN: 1576603105
Publication Date: November 12, 2008
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In times of uncertainty, investors look for ways to protect their principal and still earn a good return. Financial advisers Larry Swedroe and Jared Kizer say the best approach is to add carefully chosen alternative investments to traditional stock and bond portfolios. In this, the third book in the popular The Only Guide Youll Ever Need series, the authors detail twenty alternative investments, explaining which to consider seriously and which to avoid entirely. They make specific recommendations about the best ways to access each investment, address tax and liquidity issues, and create an allocation and implementation strategy.
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Now More Than Ever You Need This Book December 24, 2008
The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You'll Ever Need: The Good, the Flawed, the Bad, and the Ugly
"The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You Will Ever Need" lives up to its name. Investors looking to diversify beyond the traditional stock markets will find this an invaluable resource. Whether you are an investment professional, or a layman, this book will be a highly useful reference. Swedroe's style is approachable, entertaining, and non-threatening. But, he gives you all the information you need to approach asset classes that can be great additions to your portfolio. And, of course, knowing how to avoid a total disaster in your investment plan is priceless! Highly recommended for anyone interested in any of the alternative asset classes.
Frank Armstrong, CFP, AIFA
President and Founder
Investor Solutions, Inc.
Larry and Jared have done it again December 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a writer/editor, I've long noticed that articles about those oh, so enticing alternative investments are perennial favorite reads. I suppose we're always chasing that better mousetrap even in the face of age-old wisdom: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. In delightful and clear detail, Larry and Jared help us understand why this wisdom remains as important today as ever, and how to use it to avoid the landmines buried under Wall Street. All you have to do is read a few headlines these days to realize what happens to those who visit the financial district unforewarned.
Terrific Treatise November 30, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Absolutely terrific review of the various alternative asset classes. A great complement to books like the 4 Pillars by William Bernstein.
Alternatives to equities aren't just for bad times November 24, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
With the stock market in turmoil, investors are looking for alternatives. Larry Swedroe's latest book with Jared Kizer suggests some alternatives that probably belong in our portfolios regardless of what the market decides to do.
Larry Swedroe and Jared Kizer examine twenty different alternative investments, and arrive at six that may be keepers for your portfolio. They also point out those that should be avoided like the flu, regardless of how exciting the sales pitch is. Professionally and personally, I've always found that advice on what to avoid can often be more valuable than advice on what to buy.
Swedroe and Kizer note the roles that real estate, TIPS, commodities, international stocks, fixed annuities, and stable-value funds can successfully play in our portfolios. If we buy them, they should be for the right reasons as performance-chasing occurs across all asset classes.
Current market conditions make this book very timely as it does a great job of explaining how you can implement alternative investments into your portfolio now and in the future.
Excellent Book on Alternative Investments! November 15, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
As an investment advisor and co-host of a financial radio program I have read a voluminous amount of investment material from a host of authors over the years. Larry is clearly one of the best financial writers I have come across. This book illuminates the reader on a myriad of investment strategies that are rarely understood by most investors and financial professionals. His writing style is entertaining, informative and supported by solid empirical evidence. Summarizing a quote from Larry Swedroe, "there is a difference between information and knowledge, information is a fact or piece of data, knowledge is information that can be put into practical use to make better decisions". This book provides the reader with practical knowledge on less understood, alternative investments. I recommend this book to all investors and I would also recommend checking out Larry's other books.
Kenneth R. Smith. CFP, MS
CEO Empirical Wealth Management LLC
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