@article{439408,
      recid = {439408},
      author = {Martin, Frank K.},
      title = {A decade of delusions: from speculative contagion to the  great recession /},
      publisher = {Wiley,},
      address = {Hoboken, N.J. :},
      pages = {xxviii, 449 p. :},
      year = {2011},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {"The proven strategies rational investors require for  success in an irrational market When the dot-com and real  estate bubbles of the 1990s and 2000s burst, few were  spared the financial fallout. So, how did an investment  advisory firm located in Elkhart, Indiana--one of the  cities hit hardest by the economic downturns--not only  survive, but also thrive during the highly contagious  speculative pandemics. By remaining rational. In A Decade  of Delusions: From Speculative Contagion to the Great  Recession, Frank Martin founder of Elkhart, Indiana's  Martin Capital Management offers a riveting and real-time  insider's look at the two bubbles, and reflects on how  investors can remain rational even when markets are  anything but. Outlines strategies the average investor can  use to wade through the endless news, information, and  investment advice that bombards them Describes the epidemic  of market speculation that gradually infects feverish  investors Details how investors can spare themselves the  emotional devastation and accompanying paralysis resulting  from shocking financial losses Investors are still reeling  from the instability in the market. A Decade of Delusions:  From Speculative Contagion to the Great Recession provides  the information investors need to achieve safety,  liquidity, and yield"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/439408},
}