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Mastering Fundamental Analysis
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Overly Verbose and Superficial.

Easy to read explanations; covers basic but critical info

Useless

Serious flaws in premises

Not recommend

Mastering Fundamental Analysis
Michael C. Thomsett
Manufacturer: Kaplan Business
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Release Date: 1998-07-01

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Overly Verbose and Superficial........2005-11-03

Contrary to one reviewer I think the purpose of this book would be to teach fundamental analysis. To dismiss the Efficient Market Theory is not the main goal of this book, because if you do any type of technical or fundamental analysis this is a pre-condition. If your purpose is to dismiss EMH, get Louis Bachelier's thesis and do advanced statistical tests.

But the book should be better. What I did not like in this book: The author is repetitive, verbose. That is, he "talks" too much. Besides, I think he should exemplify his analysis with REAL CASES getting financial statements from, say 2 companies, make a spreadsheet and analyse them in detail, showing you how to really use fundamental indicators (not only the blah blah blah). He should give you price targets and buy/hold/sell recommendations.

On the contrary, he only talks about things. It lacks depth.
In a certain sense, the book seems a general public magazine. And several chapters are dedicated to commentaries about other things that are not related to fundamental analysis. This would not be a problem had the author explained well the main subject, that is, Fundamental analysis.

Also the book has errors in simple formulas, like the weighted moving average. The order of the quarters in the example is wrong (the last quarter should have the greatest weight as the text explains). This kind of error is horrible. If you intend to explain simple things for people that do not know these things you need to be careful and not make errors in the examples, at the risk of a complete confusion. The book has another error in the explanation of the return rate. Someone that knows what is a weighted moving average can discover these errors, but Thomsett should be more careful.

Easy to read explanations; covers basic but critical info.......2005-08-20

If what you want is an explanation of all the terms/ratio's/metrics found in fundamental analysis, then this is a great book to have. I like the big idea books too, but my sense is that the vast majority of amateur investors do not know the basics covered in this book.

Useless.......2005-03-25

I ordered this book from Amazon and just finished reading it. The book has no useful value. It starts as a basic manual on Fundamental Analysis of companies, but quickly devolves into an unsystematic pile-up of various facts and opinions about investing, which have nothing to do with the topic of Fundamental Analysis. It is does not fit any specific level of the investment expertise. "Useless" pretty well sums it up.

Serious flaws in premises.......2003-09-19

Disclaimer: I have only read parts of this book.

I am a student in economics, and a student in the market, as well as a fairly serious amateur buy-and-hold investor. Based mostly on the introduction, it is easy to identify this author as possessing only a cursory understanding of his subject matter.

In attempting to justify his basis for the book, he dismisses the 'efficient markets' and 'random walk' by stating that they are wrong by common sense, with no real argument whatsoever. There are many intelligent arguments, with hard evidence, for and against these popular theories. The author doesn't seem to realize this, and attempts to sound like he knows what he's doing just by mentioning them. Dismissing competing ideas simply with an appeal to common sense is ridiculous.

Later, he says that to have success with fundamental analysis requires being able to analyze stocks "as well as anyone else." So, you need this book, apparently. But, on the very next page, he dismisses going to a professional for stock advice by noting that, in one study, only 22% of professionals beat the market averages. It would seem that professionals would be some of the best at analyzing stocks, but they are unable to beat the market averages. So, the secrets in the book are supposed to allow you to outperform "the pros"? Mentioning that professional money managers usually fail to beat the market averages also contradicts his "common sense" dismissal of efficient markets. (The efficient markets theory basically says that the current price of any stock is an accurate reflection of all available information, implying that the future performance of is unpredictable and an investor's results are based on luck).

He states that the markets are beatable because the market overreacts to breaking news, sending stock prices too high or too low than should be. Again, the reader is expected to take this on little more than faith. For a long time this was believed to be the case, but recent research by economists seems to show that while overreactions to news do occur, the market is almost as likely to undervalue the importance of news, and that it is impossible to tell which are which.

Such serious flaws in the premises for a book indicate the author does not really understand his subject matter. There are much better books on the market which teach well-argued, balanced approaches, and are able to admit that opposing ideas do have merit. Look elsewhere, or at least read the sample pages available here before you buy.

Not recommend.......2003-03-24

I think I was cheated by the name. This is NOT a good book, at all, IMHO. The book didn't provide any pratical means to do the fundamental analysis. Most of the contents are explanation of concepts, things like company report, definition of ratios, which you can find a lot on the internet. Another feature of this book is its fake examples, which means there is no real example to illustrate how to do things in real world.
I doubt if the author ever made a penny through his "approach", if he had one. He must have made a lot through writing books. 50 books like this?

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Accounts Payable: A Guide to Running an Efficient Department, 2001 Cumulative Supplement
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Public Administration for the layman..........2005-01-30

I am not well versed in Public Administration but this book clearly shows the problems faced by managers in this sector. The format, various case studies written in a compelling way, makes this book very accessible. I imagine it is written mainly for students in this field, but it is quite interesting even if you're not studying P.A. I highly recommend it--I learned something from it and you will too.

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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Astonishing.......2001-10-30

The authors, among other things, dealt with problems like pollution and over-fishing in dollar terms, expenses and lost profits. This kind of analysis is extremely important when policy decisions are made by "the bottom line", and reminds us that environmental issues are not just a problem for long-haired weirdos that hug trees.

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Escape from Jesus: One Man's Search for a Meaningful Judaism
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Interesting sociological account

"Escape" has escaped reasonable theological criticism.

Escape from Jesus: One Man's Search for a Meaningful Judaism
Shlomoh Sherman
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Interesting sociological account.......2007-08-05

This book has a rather acerbic title, but the author did not create it...his publisher did. Although it doesn't make much of a case for leaving Christianity for Judaism, it does give an inside look at the life of the children of early Jewish Eastern European immigrants in New York City. Because that group is shrinking, it provides an important snapshot in Jewish American life.
Secondly, it illustrates the zeal of the new baal teshuvah (returnee to Jewish observance), one that is often short-lived once the bt sees the negative underbelly of Orthodox life. BT's and the formerly religious will understand and relate to the thinking of Shlomoh at this time in his life, as his passion and enthusiasm are typical.
It does not fulfill its intended purpose, but it does take the reader on an interesting sociological journey through the eyes of the protagonist.
Those who know Shlomoh today would not recognize the author of this book. It is but one of many steps in the evolution of a fully-developed and sophisticated human being.

"Escape" has escaped reasonable theological criticism........1998-07-14

Sherman's "Escape from Jesus" views Christianity through the lenses of fundamentalism, rather than to examine it from a more scholastic viewpoint. It struck me as being very personal. Ex-patriots from the "Jews for Jesus" years may find it interesting.

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