Predators and profits : 100+ ways for investors to protect their nest eggs
/ Martin Howell
- xxxviii, 265 pages
Includes index.
Sages and charlatans : avoiding the fads, the buzz, the rip-offs, and the merely dumb Pipedreams and big lies The superstar CEO : celebrities, showmen, and destroyers Jets, parachutes, and stealth wealth : pay for performance or pay for plundering Caffeine badly needed : sleepy, inept, and tainted boards Growing mushrooms : the art of the opaque, sneaky, and buried Culture of greed : sports stadiums, shooting the messenger, and rank and yank Earning tricks and games : manipulating the numbers and "creative" fraud Goosing, stuffing, and faking : tricks of the trade to drive revenue up and costs down Beyond their means : balance sheet clues that mat stop you from losing your shirt Snakes and ladders : spinning, flipping and walking through wall street's walls At the scene of the crime : funds became part of the happy conspiracy Where were the auditors? Counting fictitious beans Media munchkins and masters : separating puff piece writers from hard diggers Abstention to follow addiction : when disenchantment with low returns hits home