Book Reviews

July 2010

Dear Female Entrepreneur, My Friend
by Diane Cunningham
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®

June 2010

Financial Intelligence: How to Make Smart, Values-Based Decisions with Your Money and Your Life
by Doug Lennick, CFP®, with Kathleen Jordan, Ph.D.
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®

May 2010

The ETF Book: All You Need to Know About Exchange-Traded Funds
by Richard A. Ferri, CFA
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®  


April 2010

Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
by John C. Bogle
Reviewed by Michael L. Jones, CFP®, ChFC  


March 2010

Your Money Milestones: A Guide to Making The 9 Most Important Financial Decisions of Your Life
by Moshe A. Milevsky, Ph.D.
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


The Risk-Wise Investor
by Michael T. Carpenter
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®


February 2010

The Seven Stages of Successful Unemployment: From Hell to Hallelujah!
By Steven Zipkoff
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


January 2010

Fitness After 40
By Vonda Wright, M.D.
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  

December 2009

The Art of Investing and Portfolio Management, second edition
By Ronald Cordes, Brian O'Toole, and Richard Steiny
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


November 2009

Dance in the End Zone: The Business Owner's Exit Planning Playbook
By Patrick A. Ungashick
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®
  

October 2009

Digital Engagement: Internet Marketing That Captures Customers and Builds Brand Loyalty
By Leland Harden and Bob Heyman
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  

September 2009

Oversold and Underserved: A Financial Planner's Guidebook to Effectively Serving the Mass Affluent
By Marc S. Freedman, CFP®
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®

Financial Darwinism: Create Value or Self-Destruct in a World of Risk
By Leo M. Tilman
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®

August 2009

The Great Depression Ahead
By Harry S. Dent Jr.
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®

How to Succeed in Business Using LinkedIn
By Eric Butow and Kathleen Taylor
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  

July 2009

So What? How To Communicate What Really Matters To Your Audience
By Mark Magnacca
Reviewed by Barbara A. Culver, CFP®, ChFC, CLU, AEP  


June 2009

In the Presence of Taxes: Applications of After-tax Asset Valuations
By William Reichenstein, Ph.D., CFA
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
 


May 2009

Your Money & Your Brain
By Jason Zweig
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®  


April 2009

Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths that are Destroying your Prosperity
By Garrett B. Gunderson
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


March 2009

Mr. Market Miscalculates: The Bubble Years and Beyond 
By James Grant
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®
  

February 2009

The Little Book That Saves Your Assets 
By David M. Darst
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


January 2009

The Encyclopedia of Financial Planning 
By Lisa Holton
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®

Your Client's Story: Know Your Clients and the Rest Will Follow
By Scott West and Mitch Anthony
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


December 2008

The Management of American Indian Investment Decisions
By Donald B. Trone
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®  


November 2008

The Sleep-Well-At-Night Investor
By Tim Decker
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®

The Little Book That Builds Wealth: The Knockout Formula for Finding Great Investments
By Pat Dorsey
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


October 2008

Cocktail Economics: Discovering Investment Truths from Everyday Conversations
By Victor Canto
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


September 2008

All About Asset Allocation
By Richard A. Ferri
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®


August 2008

Avalanche: The 9 Principles for Uncovering True Wealth
By Steve Sanduski and Ron Carson
Reviewed by Gary Silverman, CFP®  


July 2008

It's Not About the Money: Unlock Your Money Type To Achieve Spiritual and Financial Abundance
By Brent Kessel
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®
  


June 2008

The Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won
By Peter Navarro
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®
  


May 2008

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
By Oliver Sacks
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


March 2008

Make Your Money Count
by Jim Munchbach
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


February 2008

100 Minds That Made The Market
by Ken Fisher
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


January 2008

World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability
By Amy Chua
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®
  


December 2007

The RIA's Compliance Solution Book
By Elayne Robertson Demby, JD
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


November 2007

Carbon Finance: The Financial Implications of Climate Change
By Sonia Labatt and Rodney R. White
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


September 2007

High School Money Book
By Don Silver
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


August 2007

Understanding and Evaluating Prospectuses, Offering Documents, and Proxy Statements
By Thomas Robinson, David Shulte, Howard Marmorstein, and William Trent
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


July 2007

Rich By Choice: A Complete Guide to Your Financial Success
By Erlend Peterson, CFP®
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®
  


June 2007

Creating the Good Will
By Elizabeth Arnold
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®
  


May 2007

3 Dimensional Wealth: A Radically Sane Perspective on Wealth Management
By Monroe M. Diefendorf, Jr., and Robert S. Madden
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®


April 2007

How to Value, Buy, or Sell a Financial Advising Practice: A Manual on Mergers, Acquisitions, and Transition Planning
By Mark C. Tibergien and Owen Dahl
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


March 2007

Questions Great Financial Advisors Ask…and Investors Need to Know
By Alan Parisse and David Richman
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


December 2006

Planning for the Future: Providing a Meaningful Life for a Child with a Disability After Your Death
By L. Mark Russell and Arnold E. Grant
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


November 2006

Advanced Bond Portfolio Management: Best Practices and Strategies
Frank J. Fabozzi, Lionel Martellini, and Philippe Priaulet, Editors
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®


October 2006

Money and the People You Love: A New Approach to Financial Planning Based on What Matters to You Most
By Bruce Helmer
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®

Tax-Aware Investment Management: The Essential Guide
by Douglas S. Rogers, CFA
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®


September 2006

The Number
By Lee Eisenberg
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®

Secret Formulas of the Wizard of Ads
By Roy H. Williams
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


August 2006

Getting Started as a Financial Planner
By Jeffrey H. Rattiner
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


July 2006

Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits for Financial Planners
by Michael A. Dalton
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®

Estate Planning for Financial Planners
by Michael A. Dalton and Thomas P. Langdon
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®
  


June 2006

Conserving Client Portfolios During Retirement
by William P. Bengen, CFP®
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


April 2006

The Great Tax Wars
By Steven R. Weisman
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


March 2006

Conscious Finance
By Rick Kahler, CFP® and Kathleen Fox
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®


February 2006

The New Fiduciary Standard: The 27 Prudent Investment Practices for Financial Advisers, Trustees, and Plan Sponsors
By Tim Hatton, CFP®, CIMA, AIF
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


January 2006

The 401(k) Advisor
By Anthony J. Domino, Jr., CLU, ChFC, MSFS, and Howard Rosenfeld, MAAA, MSPA, EA
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®

Stock Options & Grants: The Executive's Guide to Equity Compensation
by Peter R. Wheeler, CLU, ChFC, CFP®, CIMC
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


December 2005

The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman
Reviewed by Len Templeton


November 2005

The Handbook of Risk
Ben Warwick, Editor
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®


October 2005

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®


September 2005

The Emotionally Intelligent Financial Advisor
By Hendrie Weisinger, Ph.D.
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®


August 2005

Inside the Family Office: Managing the Fortunes of the Exceptionally Wealthy
By Russ Alan Prince and Hannah Shaw Grove
Reviewed by Albert Keith Whitaker

Tools & Techniques of Practice Management
by Joel P. Bruckenstein and David J. Drucker
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman


July 2005

Money Without Matrimony: The Unmarried Couple's Guide to Financial Security
By Sheryl Garrett and Debra Neiman
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


May 2005

Pension Design and Structure: New Lessons from Behavioral Finance
Olivia S. Mitchell and Stephen P. Utkus, Editors
reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®

Free Publicity
by Jeff Crilley
reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


April 2005

Divorce and Domestic Relations Litigation: Financial Advisor's Guide
By Thomas F. Burrage and Sandra Morgan Little
Reviewed by Gary Silverman, CFP®

The Latino Journey to Financial Greatness
by Louis Barajas
Reviewed by Jon A. Ford, CFP®


March 2005

How to Ruin Your Financial Life
By Ben Stein
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®

Beneficiary Directory: Your Personal System to Organize Your Important Documents and Guide Your Beneficiaries
By Mark H. Kaizerman, CPA, CFP®
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®

How to Say It When You Don't Know What to Say
By Robbie Miller Kaplan
Reviewed by Jon A. Ford, CFP®


February 2005

The Retirement Savings Time Bomb... And How to Defuse It
by Ed Slott
Reviewed by Jon Ford, CFP®

Run It Like a Business: Top Financial Planners Weigh In on Practice Management
by Richard J. Koreto
Reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®


January 2005

Millionaire Women Next Door
by Thomas J. Stanley
reviewed by Jon A. Ford, CFP®

The Financial Services Marketing Handbook: Tactics and Techniques that Produce Results
by Evelyn Ehrlich and Duke Fanelli
reviewed by Gary W. Silverman, CFP®

 

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