Book Review: The Era of Uncertainty

"Many fundamental investors have been shaped by Peter Lynch. Invest from the bottom up. Analyze companies, not the economy. Time spent on analyzing the economy is wasted time.

This book takes the opposite approach. If you understand the economy, and think you know how GDP growth and inflation will go, you have a better chance of choosing the right industries and outperforming.

Like my methods of investing, he looks to understand where we are in the business cycle. After that, look for good companies that exploit the tailwind.

I became familiar with the main author in the mid-2000s, when he worked for ISI Group. I appreciated his approach to the markets, which was similar to mine, as the bubble grew, and he and I warned about it.

Think of it this way. If you had been reading the main author in mid-2006, and had listened to him, how much better off would you be now? Considerably better off and I offer many warnings over at RealMoney.com before the crisis emerged.

The book will help you understand the sectors and factors in the market that affect returns, and what elements lead those returns.

Beyond that the book expresses skepticism over many of the current economic policies of the US and other governments amid the overindebtedness of much of the world..."

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