The Intuitive Investor was a Book of the Year finalist as named by the folks at ForeWord Reviews in the Business and Economics category! The book was chosen from amongst 350 publishers submitting 1400 entries. - 5-Star Amazon.com review by Philip Etienne (an alias), an experienced hedge fund manager: A Must Read For All Investors, Whether Brand-New Or Experienced. Let me just begin by saying that I have read many many books on investing and this is the first that has inspired me to write a review...Every now and then a book arrives that forever shifts the way we think about the world, potentially changing the way we analyze the accelerated influences that effect valuation. Taken to heart and put into practice, this is just such a rare piece of work. Timely and thought-provoking, The Intuitive Investor captivates the reader looking to improve his analytic process. I dont want to muddy Jason's writing and process by summarizing because it would not do justice to his overall message. That said, I have worked on Wall Street for almost 20 years and this book has blazed a new trail. It will help money managers of today and tomorrow better understand stock market dynamics through creative decision matrices. A huge improvement when compared to the dated valuation metrics/mean reversion models that were easily used by Buffett/Lynch/Vinick during the secular bull market...Voss has assembled a stunning wealth of new information and emerging ideas to help us visualize different and imaginative pathways to utilize right brain thought to capitalize on equity investing in the new market paradigm. He provides a concise and profound framework for making sense of the blizzard of catalysts that effect investment decisions on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis. Hyperbole aside, Voss has accomplished an extraordinary achievement. Simply put, read this! - 5-Star Amazon.com review by Patricia Aburdene, world renowned futurist: The Last Frontier. Intuitive Investing is the last frontier, the final skill set you need to invest with heart and head, knowledge and intuition -- that is, with both sides of your brain. Voss is a fine writer, a great teacher and an even better storyteller! You'll learn and have fun with this good read. Oh yeah, do you want to make money, too? Perfect. By the way, if you think this book is all about feeling and not about facts and figures, too, you're wrong. It's about mastering both. AND addressing investment's worst bugaboo: FEAR. After reading Intuitive Investing I found the courage to follow my intuition and press the buy button while the bears were growling away. I am very happy I did. - 5-Star Amazon.com review by Travis J. Ahlstrom, Junior Partner of Tri-Gen Investments, LLP: An original exploration of important yet under-emphasized aspects of successful investing. I finished The Intuitive Investor last week (at least the first read). There were many aspects of the book that I really enjoyed. Overall, I found the writing, reasoning and organization of the book to be exceptional and convincing. It was an inspiring journey, and a lot of the content has been on my mind on a daily basis since starting and finishing the book... The frameworks Jason Voss provides and the nuanced distinctions that he points out do a great job of outlining the material's application to the investment process. In addition, so much of the content is also relevant beyond investment decisions, for me namely intuition (fear vs. anxiety, truth, using the right brain) and meditation. So, there were many dimensions to the book's impact on me, and I look forward to exploring the content more fully.

what my intuition tells me now: Jobs Growth in U.S. Finally Takes Off

Posted by on Aug 5, 2011 in Blog | Comments Off Department of Labor figures demonstrate that in July jobs growth in the U.S. has finally taken off.  Specifically, the economy added 117,000 non-farm jobs.  This compares to economist expectations of only 75,000 jobs created. By the way, in case you are wondering, the significance of the “non-farm” part is that farm work is seasonal.  By stripping out agricultural jobs you get to...
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what my intuition tells me now: Are You Scared of Stock Market Falls?

Posted by on Aug 4, 2011 in Blog | 4 comments Today the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 512.76 points, or 4.31%. This moment of market turbulence is similar to, though not as severe as, the Great Recession’s big market decline of early March 2009.  The primary similarity is that the “mood of the market” is one of nausea and near panic similar in proportion to what it was then. The primary difference is that the global...
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what my intuition tells me now: Why the Stock Market is Falling

Posted by on Aug 3, 2011 in Blog | 2 comments Here is an overview of some of the dynamics driving the sideways to down stock market this year: Job creation remains anemic in the United States.  Without new jobs there cannot be incremental spending in our consumer driven economy.  Without incremental spending there is no sales growth and therefore no profit growth.  So this is downward pressure on the markets – duh! U.S. businesses...
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what my intuition tells me now: Consumer Spending Slows

Posted by on Aug 2, 2011 in Blog | Comments Off This morning the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that consumer spending fell 0.2% in June.  Meanwhile, consumer incomes rose 0.1%, and savings rose 5.4%. Analysis: All of these data suggest that the economic “game of chicken” between businesses and consumers that I have been talking about for well over a year is in restoration mode – not a good thing.  Even though...
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what my intuition tells me now: Evaluation of U.S. Debt Crisis Deal

Posted by on Aug 1, 2011 in Blog | Comments Off Yesterday saw a deal reached to raise the U.S. debt issuance limit, potentially averting a fiscal crisis.  Here is my evaluation of the U.S. debt crisis deal. Details: Amount of the deal: $2.4 trillion in debt ceiling rise and $2.4 trillion in spending cuts Debt ceiling is lifted in two stages: Stage 1: spending cuts of $917 billion over 10 years Stage 2: a Congressional committee of both 6...
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what my intuition tells me now: U.S. Economy Up or Down?

Posted by on Jul 29, 2011 in Blog | 2 comments One month ago there were simultaneous indications of an accelerating, and slowing, U.S. economy.  Yesterday and today we have a similar situation with an improving jobs situation and a tepid reading on gross domestic product (GDP).  The question: is the U.S. economy heading up or down? First up, yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that weekly initial jobless claims fell by 24,000...
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what my intuition tells me now: Who Is More Responsible for the U.S. Debt?

Posted by on Jul 28, 2011 in Best of the Blog, Blog | 2 comments For today’s post I wanted to review the evidence for that oft talked about issue: who is more responsible for the U.S. debt?  If you ask a Republican it is “tax and spend” liberals that are responsible for the bulk of the U.S. government debt.  But if you talk with Democrats they ardently disagree.  So who is right? Well, like all things, it turns out that there are lots of...
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