- Cocktail Economics
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name = Cocktail Economics: Discovering Investment Truths from Everyday Conversations
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author = Victor A. Canto
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country =United States
language = English
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subject =Economics
genre =Non-fiction
publisher = FT Press
release_date = May, 2007
media_type = Hardback
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isbn = ISBN 0132432730
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followed_by ="Cocktail Economics: Discovering Investment Truths from Everyday Conversations" is a book by Victor A. Canto, published by FT Press. In this book, the author reveals how the
economy affectsmarkets and how to read business cycles so that individual investors can profit from every shift in the business cycle.Overview
In Cocktail Economics, Victor Canto utilizes a technique he learned while teaching economics to MBA students at the
University of Southern California . He uses anecdotes, analogies, and metaphors to provide conversational, economic explanations to everyday problems and issues of interest. He then relates these discussions to basic investment principles and uses these examples to develop an investment strategy and process which individual investors can actually apply to their own portfolios.Further reading
[http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YmE3MzgzNDdjMTlmMzA3NmFjODJlOWJiNWIxNTViMmQ= Review by Larry Kudlow, National Review]
[http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/reports/finance_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003599129 Review by Kirkus Reports] [http://www.sfomag.com/homebookdetail.asp?ID=1343836338&MonthNameID=August&YearID=2007 Review by Stock, Futures, and Options Magazine]
External links
* [http://www.usc.edu University of Southern California]
* [http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_canto/nrof_canto-archive.asp Victor A. Canto articles, National Review]
* [http://www.sagientresearch.com/lje/ La Jolla Economics]
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