Enterprising Investor
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Ronald L. Moy, CFA

25 Posts

Biography

Ronald L. Moy, CFA, is associate professor of finance at St. John’s University, Staten Island, New York.

Author's Posts
Book Review: The Tax-Smart Donor: Optimize Your Lifetime Giving Plan

Readers and investors will learn how to turn charitable giving into a strategy to save on taxes, maximize charitable impact, and give smarter.

Book Review: Buffett’s Early Investments

This book digs into Buffett’s pre-Berkshire investments. The result is a fresh look into the origins of his investment approach.

Book Review: My Value Creation Journey

Bartley J. Madden has produced a book that challenges business leaders and investment professionals to think outside the box systematically to solve difficult problems.

Book Review: These Are the Plunderers

The PE playbook is always the same: Borrow money to acquire the firm, saddle it with debt, and extract exorbitant management fees.

Book Review: The Future of Money

Eswar S. Prasad provides an interesting and insightful exposition on the shifting landscape from traditional paper notes to digital currencies.

Book Review: Trillions

Robin Wigglesworth has produced a book that is historical, entertaining, and thought-provoking.

Book Review: Equity Smart Beta and Factor Investing for Practitioners

The authors provide practitioners with a comprehensive guide to equity smart beta investing.

Book Review: Heterodox Investment Theory

Thomas Pistorius challenges much of mainstream investment theory that uses mathematical statistics to predict returns.

Book Review: Money, Meaning, and Mindsets

The authors challenge the investment profession to rethink the way it views both clients and employees.

Book Review: Trading and Electronic Markets

Going beyond the traditional fundamentals of trading that are covered in academia, Larry Harris, CFA, explores the motivations and goals of the wide spectrum of traders, including profit-motivated traders, utilitarian traders, and the newest breed of traders — those resulting from the growth of electronic markets. Understanding other market participants’ motives allows traders to determine the most opportune time to trade.