About the book
Today's financial landscape and what Wall Street doesn't want you to know
Rigged Money 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the general public that investing across different asset classes is the only way to protect wealth, but this is an outdated rule that no longer applies.
Since 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.
- Risk Isn't Constant: Pie charts lie when it comes to accurately describing the risk of stocks and bonds
- Dividends Are No Silver Bullet: They are designed to entice investors rather than to increase a company's value or your net worth
- Buy 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
- Gold Is Not an Investment: Gold is today's currency of fear, and this fear is driven by escalating government debt
An unflinching look at this new financial world, Lee Munson's Rigged Money arms today's investors with the simple, smart, and clear advice needed to level the playing field.
Editions of Rigged Money
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781118099681
- EBook
- ISBN 9781118171127
- EBook
- ISBN 9781118171141
Read an Excerpt
Today's financial landscape and what Wall Street doesn't want you to know
Rigged Money 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the general public that investing across different asset classes is the only way to protect wealth, but this is an outdated rule that no longer applies.
Since 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.
- Risk Isn't Constant: Pie charts lie when it comes to accurately describing the risk of stocks and bonds
- Dividends Are No Silver Bullet: They are designed to entice investors rather than to increase a company's value or your net worth
- Buy 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
- Gold Is Not an Investment: Gold is today's currency of fear, and this fear is driven by escalating government debt
An unflinching look at this new financial world, Lee Munson's Rigged Money arms today's investors with the simple, smart, and clear advice needed to level the playing field.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Rigged Money about?
Today's financial landscape and what Wall Street doesn't want you to know
Rigged Money 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.
Since 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.
- Risk Isn't Constant: Pie charts lie when it comes to accurately describing the risk of stocks and bonds
- Dividends Are No Silver Bullet: They are designed to entice investors rather than to increase a company's value or your net worth
- Buy 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
- Gold Is Not an Investment: Gold is today's currency of fear, and this fear is driven by escalating government debt
An unflinching look at this new financial world, Lee Munson's Rigged Money arms today's investors with the simple, smart, and clear advice needed to level the playing field.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Rigged Money?
Economics, Finance, Business and Management > Finance and accounting > Finance and the finance industry
Where can I read a sample of Rigged Money?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781118099681
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Rigged Money?
Lee Munson
Who is the Publisher of the book Rigged Money?
Wiley
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Rigged Money is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781118099681) and ebook(ISBN 9781118171127) and ebook(ISBN 9781118171141)
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