Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles - hp internal release 1.2; site hp-pcd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!eagle!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!hp-pcd!nathanm From: nathanm@hp-pcd.UUCP Newsgroups: net.invest Subject: Book Recommendation Message-ID: <8700003@hp-pcd.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Feb-84 16:06:00 EST Article-I.D.: hp-pcd.8700003 Posted: Mon Feb 20 16:06:00 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 4-Mar-84 02:45:48 EST Organization: Hewlett-Packard Portable Computer Division - Corvallis, OR Lines: 23 Nf-ID: #N:hpcvrb:8700003:000:906 Nf-From: hpcvrb!nathanm Feb 20 13:06:00 1984 [ non-blank line ] An interesting, if offbeat, recent book about the market is "The Tao-Jones Averages". I don't remember the name of the author at the moment, but he's a financial writer of some repute. The book talks about the Tao and right-brainedness in support of the author's belief that intuition is a much too often neglected aspect of an investment program. Intuition does not mean wild guesses, it means using a whole-brained approach to making investment decisions. The author, in pointing out the dismal records of most investment experts (most experts actually underperform the averages), makes some compelling arguments against the highly technical approach used by many investors. The book is short, an easy read and, even if it doesn't help you pick any winning stocks, a worthwhile introduction to Taoism and brain research. ---- Nathan Meyers {hplabs,allegra!harpo}!hp-pcd!nathanm