Predators and Profits : 100+ Ways for Investors to Protect Their Nest Eggs

Foreword by John Bogle, Vanguard Group founderMillions of investors saw their savings drained by scandals that brought financial empires like Enron and WorldCom to their knees.Now there is a comprehensive and authoritative guide that shows investors how to protect their assets from tomorrow's multi-billion-dollar corporate catastrophes.Predators and Profits teaches investors how to detect tell-tale signs of trouble and how to pinpoint stocks at risk.

It reveals techniques that helped short-sellers get set for Enron's collapse with months to spare including ways to identify weak boards, greedy CEOs, and troubling business trends.Lively and informative, this book draws on insights from successful short-sellers, market psychologists, private detectives, and more than 50 financial experts - including former SEC chair Arthur Levitt, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, and top investor Bill Miller.The book provides a roadmap to easily accessible information and enables investors to install a firewall around their precious assets.Pipedreams, propeller heads, and early birdsWhy the biggest promises can lead to the biggest collapsesSuperstar CEOs: celebrities, showmen, rude boys, and dPredators and profits sets a high standard in analyzing just went wrong during the classic bubble we have just witnessed and presents a thorough, easy-to-navigate compendium that is the definitive study of what went wrong with capitalism."--John Bogle, Founder, Vanguard Group"Martin Howell's Predators and Profits shows us many of the important reasons why we are in the worst bear market since the thirties.Well written and researched, it is must reading for anyone interested in preventing the predators from looting their portfolios, or that of millions of other investors, the next time a market fad runs wild."--David Dreman, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Dreman Value Management L.L.C.How to guard against tomorrow's financial scandals and protect your savingsPredators and Profits shows how to uncover the future Enrons and WorldComs still lurking in your portfolio - while there's still time.Reuters financial journalist Martin Howell identifies more than 100 crucial warning signs that could point to problems ahead.Is a company rewarding failure?

Is the board packed with ex-politicians? Is the audit committee qualified? Is the company selling assets to reach earning targets?Using unrealistic pension fund assumptions?

Did the CEO just buy a mansion in a bankruptcy haven?

It's all public information, easy to find and use - if you know how.Can't afford to get burned again?

You must read Predators and Profits.