金融詐欺の兆候 How to Smell a Rat : The Five Signs of Financial Fraud

Fisher, Ken/ Hoffmans, Lara

Wiley（2009/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 209 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780470526538
• DDC分類 364.163

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2009. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource takes an engaging look at recent and historic examples of fraudsters, how they operated, and how they could have been easily avoided.

Full Description

A timely guide to uncovering financial fraud 2008 and 2009 will be remembered for bear markets, a global credit crunch, and some of the largest investment scams ever. But these scams are nothing new, they've been repeated throughout history, and there will certainly be more to come. But the good news is fraudsters often follow the same basic playbook. Learn the playbook, and know how to ask the right questions, and financial fraud can be easy to detect and simple to avoid.

In How to Smell a Rat, trusted financial expert Ken Fisher provides you with an inside's view on how to spot financial disasters before you become a part of them. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource takes an engaging look at recent and historic examples of fraudsters, how they operated, and how they can be easily avoided. Fisher also shows you the quick, identifiable features of financial frauds and arms you with the questions to ask when assessing a money manager.



Prepares you to identify and avoid financials cams that could instantly destroy your wealth
Contains examples that highlight how financial frauds are committed
Provides questions everyone should ask before entering any investment endeavor

With How to Smell a Rat as your guide, you'll learn how to protect your interests and assets from unnecessary losses.

Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors 11

Chapter 2: Too Good to Be True Usually Is 39

Chapter 3: Don't Be Blinded by Flashy Tactics 63

Chapter 4: Exclusivity, Marble, and Other Things That Don't Matter 87

Chapter 5: Due Diligence Is Your Job, No One Else's 111

Chapter 6: A Financial Fraud-Free Future 137

Appendix A: Asset Allocation—Risk & Reward 153

Appendix B: Same but Different—Accounting Fraud 157

Appendix C: Minds That Made the Market 161

Notes 195

Index 203

About the Authors 209