The Tao Jones Averages: A Guide to Whole-Brained Investing

A good overview of herd investing mentality that lead to the crisis of today, from back in the 70's. Well thought out and a precursor to the larger picture investing that needs to come if markets are to truly succeed, not just for the wealthy, but for the average population.

This book was a great little read about how to invest with both your left logical brain and your right intuitive brain.It explained how destructive thinking with only half of our brain capacity is. Logically we just follow the herd and miss major trends developing below the surface.When we are to intuitive we simply invest in what we "like" with little consideration for value and current market conditions. This book shows how to use intuition and logic in a balanced manner for great investing results. I recommend this book because it could be a major missing piece to some investors success.(I also enjoyed the first 100 pages about Taoism, it is a wonderful philosophy about balance).

I found this book incidentally and immediately got intrigued. The riddles Goodspeed describes really got me thinking...why are we thinking mostly with the left side of the brain? Highly recommended, enjoyable and funny Dror Guzman

I picked up and reread Goodspeed's introduction to a subject greatly overlooked in our 'western culture'.It was the first time since I purchased and read it in the early 1980s. At the time I was a floor trader at an options exchange.The message within its pages has relevance and remains useful so many years later.The engaging manner he employs to help a reader weigh the merits of two vastly different areas of thought could easily have bogged down and thus lost meaning with Goodspeed's select readership.