{"product_id":"9781118099681","title":"Rigged Money Beating Wall Street at Its Own Game","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRigged Money\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBeating Wall Street at Its Own Game\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLee Munson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Finance \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eToday's financial landscape and what Wall Street doesn't want you to know\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRigged Money\u003c\/i\u003e is based on one simple truth: Wall Street needs money from Main Street, not the other way around. The financial industry has convinced the general public that investing across different asset classes is the only way to protect wealth, but this is an outdated rule that no longer applies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince asset classes—small caps, large caps, international investments, gold, and bonds—now overlap when it comes to risk and volatility parameters, the diversification effect is gone. That's exactly what Wall Street doesn't want you to know—that the rules of the game have changed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRisk Isn't Constant: Pie charts lie when it comes to accurately describing the risk of stocks and bonds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDividends Are No Silver Bullet: They are designed to entice investors rather than to increase a company's value or your net worth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuy and Hold is Dead: The financial world (and all the companies and securities in it) moves too quickly and is changing too often for this theory to hold true today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGold Is Not an Investment: Gold is today's currency of fear, and this fear is driven by escalating government debt\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn unflinching look at this new financial world, Lee Munson's \u003ci\u003eRigged Money\u003c\/i\u003e arms today's investors with the simple, smart, and clear advice needed to level the playing field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEE MUNSON\u003c\/b\u003e worked as a speculative tradervduring the dot-com boom and bust until he had an epiphany and began to question everything about his approach to investments. Realizing that Wall Street is a game that isn’t always played to give investors a fair chance at winning, Munson went on to form an asset management firm, Portfolio LLC, in New Mexico that is ranked as one of the fastest growing firms in the country. A frequent guest on CNBC’s \u003ci\u003eThe Kudlow Report\u003c\/i\u003e, he is a contributor for TheStreet.com and is quoted in numerous financial publications such as the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, SmartMoney,\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eKiplinger Report\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 December 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118099681\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377770033292,"sku":"9781118099681","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118099681_450dbef2-9e66-4baf-afb9-8cd33958f004.jpg?v=1780281941","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118099681","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}