Elena Vladimirovna Chirkova «Financial Propaganda or Nude Investor» (Moscow, Case 2010)

This book deals with the issues concerning excessive trust to financial advisors.

The book covers the issue how a non-professional investor may be adversely affected if he or she recklessly follows widely known or «almost full proof» investment strategies suggested in the popular books on investment or applying tactics of some trendy «financial gurus».

The first part is an anthology of financial bestsellers of XX century which comprehensibly describe the strategies of «reliable» investment. But will an investor make fortune if he or she follows the strategies or he will lose everything?

The second part deals with «guruism in finance» describing how investors lost their money by entrusting them to trendy gurus.

The following analysis of investment strategies which used to be predominant years ago and methods of their marketing makes the one consider who and how manipulates our conscience and who indeed makes money on our ignorance.

The book is distinguished by its interesting plot, comprehensible style and a good portion of humour.