How Not to Invest: The ideas, numbers, and behaviors that destroy wealth―and how to avoid them
About this product
Named one of the Best Investment Books of the Year by Stock Trader's Almanac
This book was designed to reduce mistakes.
Your mistakes with money.
Tiny errors, epic fails and everything in between.
You can do thousands of things right, but make just a few of the errors we discuss, and you destroy much of your portfolio.
If you could learn how to avoid the unforced errors investors make all the time, you would make your life so much richer and less stressful.
The counterintuitive truth is avoiding errors is much more important than scoring wins.
How Not To Invest shows you a few simple tools and models that will help you avoid the most common mistakes people make with their money. Learn these, and you are ahead of 98% of your peers.
Make fewer errors, end up with more money.
How Not To Invest lays out the most common errors investors make. Barry Ritholtz reveals his favorite mistakes, including the lessons we can learn from some of the wealthiest and most error-prone investors.
We all make mistakes. The goal with this book is to help you make fewer of them, and to have the mistakes you do make be less expensive. Read more
Editor's Take
Readers on Goodreads largely describe How Not to Invest as practical, clear, and rooted in sound investing basics, with several reviews praising its focus on index funds, behavioral discipline, and ignoring market noise. A White Coat Investor forum discussion says it is well written, entertaining, and broadly aligned with Jim Dahle’s investing philosophy. A blog review on Michael James on Money calls it highly recommendable and says it reflects Barry Ritholtz’s extensive experience helping people invest well. Forbes and Barry Ritholtz’s own site also highlight the book as informative and enjoyable, with a strong emphasis on avoiding forecasting errors and emotional mistakes.
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Specifications
| Publisher | Harriman House |
| Publication date | March 18, 2025 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 496 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1804091197 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1804091197 |
| Item Weight | 1.6 pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.4 x 1.5 x 9.55 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #23,732 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #16 in Investment Portfolio Management #21 in Investment Analysis & Strategy #28 in Stock Market Investing (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (797) |
