Oblivious Investing: Building Wealth by Ignoring the Noise

by Mike Piper

Oblivious Investing is about ignoring the sensationalized, short-term financial news and focusing instead on the few things that actually determine long-term investing success. Oblivious Investing is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0981454232
• ISBN13: 9780981454238
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Simple Subjects
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Oblivious Investing = best results. Fantastic book.

Too often investing books focus on complex details of beta coeffients, P/E ratios, etc; and not the essentials of a creating a successful strategy and actually following it. Oblivious Investing has finally cut through all the jargon with an easy to read, easy to understand plan. I would highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to avoid the constant (and pointless) stress many of us experience by checking the market everyday. I wish I would have had this book when I started investing!

A Parable for the Times

Wow! A very concise, informative investment guide is found within the pages of "Oblivious Investing: Building Wealth by Ignoring the Noise." I wish this book was available to me when I made my leap into the world of investing. It would have save me many disappointments and frustrations. Too often we are confused by our own bias, the cacophonous investment raucous, and well-intentioned but misguided recommendations. So how does one succeed at investing? A knowledge of and the ability to execute the fundamentals (basics), practicing self-discipline and keeping emotions under control, and being prepared and keeping proper perspective are just a few keys to investment success. In investing, as in life, success is found through understanding, planning, moderating, focusing, and executing. "Oblivious Investing" is a definite must read for those that are always chasing outsized returns and the latest "Get Rich Quick" scheme. What it takes are sticking to the basics, knowing your predispositions, and not thinking too much of one's investment skills. I will keep this book as an investment touchstone and buy copies for friends and family. In those rare instance, when I'm speaking on taxes and finances, I will provide copies to attendees.

A good, quick read illustrating a long-term investing strategy that works

This book is a great read. It offers meaningful, doable advice for building a long-term investment strategy. It points out the pitfalls of listening to the sensationalist financial media and obsessively following the short-term performance of the market. Using powerful visuals, Oblivious Investing points the average person toward an investing strategy that will work in the long run -- as long as he or she can stick with it by "ignoring the noise."

The Oblivious Investor Delivers

Piper's book is a home run. He delivers very important information in a very digestible manner. He gets to the point without the fluff. He doesn't waste any time on self-promotion either. As a reader, you sense his commitment to his audience. I'm a financial planner but I'm going to make sure each of my daughters read this important book.

Great book for simplified investing.

This book simplifies investing down to its most crucial elements. For someone who's unclear on the many details of the financial world (as I am), Piper's easy to understand explanation is a great help. After reading this book, there's no excuse NOT to begin investing and working toward reaching your goals.