Invest Like a Shark: How a Deaf Guy with No Job and Limited Capital Made a Fortune Investing in the Stock Market

by James DePorre

Book Overview

DePorre reveals how investors can maximize their most powerful advantages: speed and flexibility. He explains when to attack, how to move aggressively, how to stay flexible, and when to swim away in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0132213087
• ISBN13: 9780132213080
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: FT Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Trade what you see...not what you think

This book taught me to trade what I see, not what I think. It deals with investing psychology and the importance of PRICE MOVEMENT. In my opinion all results stem from our actions which in turn are based on our philosophy. People lie, market price movements do not. This book was very helpful to me as a small investor in achieving my investment goals. The greatest lesson I learned from this book was sell discipline... It's like insurance, sell early and often. There is no reason to try to act like a mutual fund. An individual investor should strive for absolute vrs relative return. You are either making money or not. Wait for opportunity, don't chase investments. Most investors squander their greatest advantage over Wall Street Whales....the ability to move quickly without having to justify your moves to other people like a money manager does. I highly recommend this book for small individual investors who are searching for a philosophical strategy that would have worked in any market environment in my lifetime (including 2008). Bottom line...respond to market(it is what it is)...don't LOOSE MONEY ...and above all! ... let the prognostication business to Nostradamus.

Great Intro for New Investors seeking Motivation

I have seen many reviews stating that this book "offers nothing new". I agree, however there is one important point that I would like to address about this book: Even though this book doesn't offer anything new, it offers for experiences individuals a path back on track. Before reading this book, I knew investing and often hedged, however over time I began be become emotional about the stocks. This book allowed me to get on track and I wasn't derailed no more. So if you are experiencing some bearish portfolio outcomes, it may be the book to read, even if you are experienced trader or investor. Newbies: It doesn't stop here!

Great book

The author has given good tips on buy and sell timing on the stocks. The theme is around preserving your capital and not making too much loss.

Invest Like a Shark: How a Deaf Guy with No Job and Limited Capital Made a Fortune Investing in the

Very Good Book! I enjoyed reading it and I recommend it. James 'RevShark' DePorre's life story is very motivating and I think his stock trading styles minimize the risk in trading stocks.

Invest Like a Shark

Invest Like a Shark: How a Deaf Guy with No Job and Limited Capital Made a Fortune Investing in the Stock Market I found this book refreshing. Too many books on stocks never really talk about why you should get out and what the signs are. In 1994 I took a $60,000 loss on one stock in one day because I thought I was tough and I was going to hang in there, yeah, I almost hanged myself, almost literally. I guess you call that "Buy and Hold" I would call it worse than a bad hairday or my worst nightmare at the time. The only thing good about that loss and a few others (small ones) is that the following year it saved me $25,000 in taxes, every loss is not totally negative. I wish I had this book back then, if I did I might have cut my losses instead of being a profit center to a short.