Top Financial Scam Books for the Holidays

If you are looking for some great reading for the holidays, or maybe a great gift for your investor friends and relatives, here are some books on financial scams that are well worth reading. Many of these came out a few years go, but are timeless. Enjoy!

American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton
You have probably heard of the Silk Road but do you know anything about the guy behind it? How he started it, how it grew beyond his or anyone’s wildest dreams, and how money and power can corrupt. It also corrupted some members of law enforcement. An amazing story and a book that reads like a page-turner mystery.

Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World by Tom Wright & Bradley Hope
If you have seen the Wolf of Wall Street movie, but you don’t know where the money came from to make the movie, you need to read this book! How billions were swindled with the help of a major investment banking company. The parties were unbelievable, and included such guests as Leonardo DiCaprio and Paris Hilton. The jewelry was unbelievable. The yachts were unbelievable.

Alligator Blood by James Leighton
An Australian in his 20s goes from delivering pizzas to becoming one of the richest people in Australia from online poker. What happens next …

Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice by Bill Browder
A timely book these days. How the author made a huge amount of money trading Russian shares, and the dark consequences of doing so.

Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street by Sheelah Kolhatkar
About, Steve Cohen, SAC Capital, insider trading, government investigators, and billions of dollars in profits.

The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader’s Tale of Spectacular Excess by Turney Duff
Autobiographical story of sex, drugs, hedge funds, and lots of money.

The Spider Network: How a Math Genius and a Gang of Scheming Bankers Pulled Off One of the Greatest Scams in History by David Enrich
Have not read this yet, but it’s on my next non-fiction book to read. 4.5 stars on Amazon.

Happy reading!

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Top 7 Gifts for Stock Traders and Investors

by Fred Fuld III

Don’t wait to the last minute to do your holiday shopping. Now is the time to get it out of the way. Here are several great gifts to give to your stock investor and trader friends and relatives.

Men’s Stock Market Socks
with stock symbols and quotes

Stock Market Paperweight Decision Maker
Should you buy or sell

Take a Sip Buy the Dip Coffee Mug
Perfect for morning beverage

Bull and Bear Statue
Would look great next to your computer

Wall Street Sign
Hang on the wall of your office

Brass Wall Street Bull Statue
Put it n your desk at work or at home

Stock Market Almanac 2024
Every investor and trader should have this

Happy shopping!!!

6 Great Gadget Stocking Stuffers

by Fred Fuld III

Don’t wait until the last minute. Start your gift shopping now. Who knows? There may be another supply chain shortage in December.

Here are some of the top new selling gadgets that would make anyone’s day. Some are useful, some are funny, some are both.

12 in 1 Tactical Pen Multitool

This is a great little multifunctional tool that has all kinds of features built in, including a Wrench, Screwdriver, Pen, Glass Breaker, Flashlight, and Bottle Opener. High quality, lightweight, and made with aluminum, it can fit in your pocket.

Archie Mcphee Instant underpants. Just add water

Have you ever needed an extra pair of underwear? These are 100% cotton and fit in a 2 1/2 inch round tin. A great gag gift, and a great useful gift!

LED Flashlight Gloves

Waterproof, bright, and one size fits most hands.

Cryptex Da Vinci Code Mini Cryptex Lock Puzzle Box with Hidden Compartments

This is a neat gift. Lock your money in here. You can set your own password.

Durecopow 20000mAh Portable Outdoor Waterproof Solar Power Bank Charger

This is a water-resistant, shock-resistant and dustproof solar phone charger, featured with carabiner, compass, and 2LED flashlight.

The Original Toilet Night Light Tech Gadget

A better way of going to the bathroom, instead of turing on a bright light or peeing in the dark. ToiLight is a cool led motion activated night light which activates automatically when you approach the toilet bowl.

Happy shopping!!!

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Start Your Investment Related Christmas Shopping Now

by Fred Fuld III

Don’t wait until the last minute to do your holiday shopping. Now is a great time to get a gift for your relatives and friends who like to invest or trade stocks.

The following may give you some great ideas to give as presents.

Bronze Bull and Bear Sculpture

The statue measures 10 inches wide by 9.5 inches high, and weighs 6 pounds. The state has a bronze finish with great detail.

Stock Market Wall Street Decision Maker Desk Paperweight

This is cool! A paperweight that you can spin to determine if you should buy, sell, hold, short, etc.

Wall Street Double Feature

Available in both Blu-Ray and DVD.

Stock Traders Almanac 2023

Every stock trader should have this. Filled with great information.

Bull and Bear Cuff Links

Know anyone who still wears cuff links? This would make a perfect gift.

Investment Trivia Book

This book has all kinds of trivia about the stock market, venture capital, bitcoin, and much more!

Bull Market T-Shirt

Here’s a Great Gift for Less Than 20 Bucks!
“I MADE MY MONEY BY BEING A BULL”

Bear Market T-Shirt

For those friends of yours who made their fortune by shorting the market.

Start your holiday shopping early.

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Top Stock Market Father’s Day Gifts

by Fred Fuld III

Father’s Day is less than a week away. If you haven’t already done so, now is a great time to get a gift for your father who likes to invest or trade stocks.

The following may give you some great ideas to give as presents.

Bronze Bull and Bear Sculpture

The statue measures 10 inches wide by 9.5 inches high, and weighs 6 pounds. The state has a bronze finish with great detail.

Stock Market Wall Street Decision Maker Desk Paperweight

This is cool! A paperweight that you can spin to determine if you should buy, sell, hold, short, etc.

Wall Street Double Feature

Available in both Blu-Ray and DVD.

Stock Traders Almanac 2022

Every stock trader should have this. Filled with great information.

Bull and Bear Cuff Links

Know anyone who still wears cuff links? This would make a perfect gift.

Investment Trivia Book

This book has all kinds of trivia about the stock market, venture capital, bitcoin, and much more!

Bull Market T-Shirt

Here’s a Great Gift for Less Than 20 Bucks!
“I MADE MY MONEY BY BEING A BULL”

Bear Market T-Shirt

For those friends of yours who made their fortune by shorting the market.

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there.

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Investing & Stock Trading Books for Gifts & Stocking Stuffers

by Fred Fuld III

Do you still have some Christmas shopping to do? Need some last minute gifts or stocking stuffers? Why not some books about investing and trading stocks.

Check the investment stock book list below.

STOCK TRADING

How to Day Trade for a Living: A Beginners Guide to Trading Tools and Tactics, Money Management
by Andrew Aziz
The fundamentals of day trading and day trading strategies. Over 8,200 five-star ratings.

Trade Like Warren Buffett
by James Altucher
Most people don’t realize that not only is Warren Buffett an investor, but he is also a trader, and a successful one at that.

High-Probability Trade Setups: A Chartists Guide to Real-Time Trading
by Timothy Knight
How to use technical approaches to find the best stock trade setups.

Beat The Crowd: How You Can Out-Invest The Herd By Thinking Differently
by Ken Fisher
This book shows how a true contrarian investor thinks and acts, and why it works more often than not.

Stock Traders Almanac 2022
by Jeffrey A. Hirsch
Every stock trader should have this book.

Day Trading Journal
Wall Street News Network
A journal with over 100 pages of specially designed fill-in-the-blank pages to track all your stock, ETF, and option trades, whether they are long or short trades. Fields include: Date, Symbol, Company, Transaction Recommended By, Why decision was made to do this transaction, Buy or Short, # of Shares, Price/share, Commission, Subtotal of opening transactions, Total opening transaction, and much more.

Stock Trading Journal
Wall Street News Network
A logbook for tracking your stock trades and investments, similar to the Day Trading Journal.

LONG TERM INVESTING & WARREN BUFFETT

Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders
by Warren Buffett
What Buffett has actually said to his shareholders.

Business Adventures Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
This is a book that was recommended by Warren Buffett

The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition)
This is a classic investment guide and would make a great gift for the new investor.

Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values
A book about Warren Buffett that Warren Buffett recommends!

WALL STREET HISTORY

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator – first published in 1923
by Edwin Lefevre
This is the classic book on investing, trading, market timing, and crowd psychology, just as true today as it was almost a century ago. It is based on the life of top notorious trader, Jesse Livermore.

My Adventures with Your Money – first published in 1911
by George Graham Rice
About a conman who make money off the early gold mining stock boom.

The PLUNGERS and the PEACOCKS. 150 years of Wall Street – published in 1967
by Dana L. Thomas
Written during the bull market of the 1960s, it provides an entertaining history of the stock market.

Den of Thieves – published in 1991
by James B. Stewart
The “newest” of these old books, it covers the insider trading scandals involving Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken, and other Wall Street financiers during the 1980s.

Storming The Magic Kingdom – published in 1987
by John Taylor
A must read book about the fight for control of one of America’s most famous companies.

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841) by Charles Mackay included as part of Stock Market Trivia Volume 2(2014)
The Extraordinary Popular Delusions book was written in the mid-1800s. It has many chapters, but most are unrelated to investing, such as alchemy, witches, haunted houses, etc. However, three of the chapters have extensive and entertaining information about three of the largest investment bubbles in history: the Mississippi Scheme, the South Sea Bubble, and the Tulip Mania. These three chapters are included as the last half of the Stock Market Trivia Volume 2 book. (In interest of full disclosure, I wrote the Stock Market Trivia 2 book.) In addition, the trivia book includes such things as the chocolate chip cookie/stock market correlation, celebrity stock indices, weird stock certificates, and more.

Investment Trivia
by Fred Fuld III
This book will give you interesting, amusing, and fascinating trivia about investments, money, stocks, bonds, and Wall Street.

INVESTMENT FRAUDS, SCAMS, AND SCANDALS

Wolf Books

The Wolf of Wall Street
by Jordan Belfort
This is the autobiographical story about the guy who made hundreds of millions of dollars by pumping and dumping low priced and penny stocks. The book is filled with sex and drugs and every other kind of decadence. A Martin Scorsese movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio was made from this story. Be forewarned: the chapter that took place in the hospital gave me nightmares for a couple weeks.

Catching the Wolf of Wall Street: More Incredible True Stories of Fortunes, Schemes, Parties, and Prison
by Jordan Belfort
This is the followup to the previous book. What happens when Belfort is arrested, how a case was built against him, and what happens after prison.

Madoff Books

No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller
by Harry Markopolos
A New York Times bestseller about how Markopolos uncovered Madoff’s scam.

The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust
by Diana B. Henriques
All about how Madoff pulled off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history. Over 130 five star ratings on Amazon.

The End of Normal: A Wife’s Anguish, A Widow’s New Life
by Stephanie Madoff Mack
An inside look at the Madoff family written by the widow of Mark Madoff and the daughter-in-law of Bernard Madoff.Over 200 five star ratings.

Betrayal: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff
by Andrew Kirtzman
An in-depth look at Madoff and his victims.

Theranos Books

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
by John Carreyrou
Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The New York Times Book Review, Time, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. An in-depth look at Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes. Over 2,600 five star ratings.

Billion Dollar Facade: The Rise And Fall Of Theranos And Elizabeth Holmes
by Phil C. Senior
Short 140 page summary of the Theranos scandal.

Books about Scams

Scam Me If You Can: Simple Strategies to Outsmart Today’s Rip-off Artists
by Frank W. Abagnale
Abagnale was the guy who wrote the book on scamming, Catch Me If You Can, which was made into a major motion picture.

How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud
by Ken Fisher
How investment fraudsters operate and how to avoid them. Written my billionaire money manager and former long time Forbes columnist Ken Fisher.

Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
by Tom Wright & Bradley Hope
Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, it is about the man who swindles $5 billion with the help of Goldman Sachs.

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Father’s Day Gifts for Dads Who Like to Invest

by Fred Fuld III

Father’s Day will be here soon, on Sunday, June 20. Have you done your shopping yet? If not, here are a few suggestions.

First, you may want to get your father an Ekster Parliament smart wallet. I actually own one of these and did a review of it. It can call your cell phone and your cell phone can call it.

Second, if you want to get your dad something funny or weird, you should check out my review of the Weirdest Wall Street Stuff on Amazon, which includes everything from a trader’s throw pillow to an AMC stock sticker to money socks.

Finally, here are some other ideas.

SUBMARINE SPORTS CAR

How would you like to drive a zero emissions vehicle that you and drive on land or underwater. This car is offered by Hammacher Schlemmer.

Price: $2,000,000

Hammacher Schlemmer

WALL STREET DOUBLE FEATURE

Available in both Blu-Ray and DVD.

STOCK TRADERS ALMANAC 2021

Every stock trader should have this. Filled with great information.

BULL AND BEAR CUFF LINKS

Does your father wear cuff links? This would make a perfect gift.

INVESTMENT TRIVIA BOOK

This book has all kinds of trivia about the stock market, venture capital, bitcoin, and much more!

BULL MARKET T-SHIRT

Here’s a Great Gift for Less Than 20 Bucks! “I MADE MY MONEY BY BEING A BULL”

BEAR MARKET T-SHIRT

For those fathers who made their fortune by shorting the market.

REAL ESTATE TRIVIA BOOK

This book has all kinds of trivia about real estate, including the woman who refused to sell her house to Penthouse and Trump.

Happy Father’s Day!!!

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Weirdest Wall Street Stuff on Amazon

by Fred Fuld III

Are you looking for a great joke gift for a stock trader friend? Or maybe just a funny gift for your father who likes to invest, and you need to come up with a present for Father’s Day. Then again, you could just be looking for something for yourself to prove what a great trader or investor you are.

If so, there is a great selection of unusual items on Amazon related to investing and the stock market. Here is an interesting list of the out-of-the-ordinary.

Rocket Ship WSB Wall Street Bets Stock Market T-Shirt

If you made money on GameStop (GME), why not show it off with this attention getting WallStreetBets To the Moon T-Shirt.

Wolf of Wall Street Poster

Here’s an unusual one. A framable quote from Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street.

Miniature ATM

All right, it’s not a real ATM. It’s basically a kid’s piggy bank, but instead of being in the shape of a pig, it is in the shape of a bank vault with keypads and everything. A unique gift for a child.

Stock Market Decision Maker

If you can’t figure out which way the stock market is going, check out this desk paperweight stock market decision maker that might just tell you whether to buy, sell, short, hold, and so on. Makes a great icebreaker for visitors to your office.

Are you made of money?

People might think so if they look below your pant cuffs and see socks with money raining down.

Show that You’re the Godfather of Stocks

If your father trades stocks, this might be the perfect Fathers Day gift, a T-shirt that says The Stocksfather.

COVID Stock Market Chart

Now here’s a chart that you won’t see every day. A graph of the SPY from December 2019 to May 2020, showing the Coronavirus Crash.

Show the World that you Trade While You Drive

This is a chrome plastic license plate frame that proclaims that you would much rather be watching the stock market.

Thank You AMC Stonk to The Moon Stickers

Here are three stickers for those that made money from AMC (AMC). Put them on your laptop, your front door, your car, your water bottle, your face, or wherever.

Are You a Stock Market Genius?

This Stock Market Genius coffee mug is great for braggarts.

What Guy Wouldn’t want a Throw Pillow?

This is a Buy the Fear, Sell the Greed throw pillow, great for punching or throwing if you make a trading mistake.

Bull and Bear Bronze Statue with a Twist

You have probably seen several of this statues showing a bull and a bear. This one is a little different. The bull is goring the bear, and look at the bear’s expression.

Hopefully you can find some great unusual, weird, strange, investment related gifts for yourself, family, and friends.

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This May Be the World’s Smartest Wallet

First, I own this wallet so I can attest to its quality. The Ekster Parliament wallet has a lot of advantages over the regular old fashioned pressure-on-your-rear-end wallet.

The wallet has a slim design, and of course it has RFID protection. It has a button that ejects your credit cards on a staggered basis for easy access. It can hold between four and ten cars.

There is also a strap on the card that allows you to store currency; however, you should be aware that if you carry around a lot of cash, the wallet will no longer be slim.

The wallet can be used with the Ekster Tracker Card with GPS and Bluetooth (sold separately), so that if you can’t find your wallet, you can call it with your cellphone, with a choice of ring tones. Your wallet can even call your cellphone, if you can’t find where you put it! Plus, the tracker has a solar charging feature.

A couple of other advantages of the Tracker. You can even set up out-of-range alerts. You can also use the Tracker s a clicker, if you are taking a selfie. You can locate your wallet with Google Home, too.

These wallets come in an assortment of six different colors to choose from and would make a great Father’s Day gift or birthday gift.

The wallet and tracker can be ordered directly from the company at:

Ekster.com

or if you prefer, you can order it through Amazon.

Remember, Father’s Day is June 20.

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Billionaires 2020 Christmas Gift List

Reprinted courtesy of of BillionairesLife.com

You have a few days left to do your gift shopping. Here is a list of gifts for the billionaire who has everything. Buy them now before they are gone.

Submarine Sports Car

How would you like to drive a zero emissions vehicle that you can drive on land or underwater, offered by Hammacher Schlemmer.

Price: $2,000,000

Hammacher Schlemmer

007 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Designed by Daniel Craig

This blue Aston Martin automobile has a powerful twin-turbo 5.2-liter V12 engine, and is being offered by Neiman Marcus. The famous 007, Daniel Craig, custom designed the car. Oh yeah; they will throw in an Omega limited edition platinum watch as part of the deal.

Price: $700,007

Neiman Marcus

A Home for Half a Billion Dollars

If you are looking to move up to a larger house, The One should make the perfect home. This 100,000 square foot home in Bel Air, California has four swimming pools, a bowling alley, and a nightclub. For more info about this one of a kind property, contact The Society Group.

Price: $500,000,000

Amoro 18k White Gold Colombian Emerald and Diamond Ring

For the special woman in your life, a perfect gift would be an Amoro 18k White Gold Colombian Emerald and Diamond Ring which includes a Colombian Emerald weighing approximately 4.08 carats, and two baguette cut genuine diamonds weighing approximately 1.01 carats.

Price: $110,000

Diamond Chess Set

For the Chess Player Who Has Everything: A Diamond Chess Set at a very, very expensive price.

Estimated price: $500,000

Ultimate Scooby Do Cell Set of 9 Rare Cells

A great gift for a Scooby Do fan. Some are signed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera.

Price: $40,000

Set of 10 Paris France Piefort Gold Coins

For the billionaire coin collectors, this gold coin collection might be the best gift. Graded by NGC.

Price: $31,590

Most Stolen Library Book

You can’t do without the most expensive investment book ever (and the most stolen library book), Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor by Seth Klarman, which is currently available for around a thousand dollars.

Babe Ruth Signed Baseball

A great gift for a baseball fan. A Babe Ruth Autographed Baseball, graded MINT 8, PSA/DNA Certified.

Price: $120,266.09

Trillion Dollar Bill

Finally, for the billionaire who wants to become a trillionaire, you can get a genuine $100 trillion dollar bill.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays!!!

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