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The Wall Street Journal Guide to Investing in the Apocalypse
James Altucher & Douglas R. Sease · 2011
63/100
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An easy, story-driven look at how markets react to disasters, with a Wall Street Journal name behind it and some genuinely prescient pandemic analysis in hindsight. But at least one sharp-eyed reader caught the authors doing exactly what they promised not to do, stock-picking, and the whole approach leans more speculative than rigorous.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety75
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing65
Originality70
Evidence & accuracy55
Hype vs delivers50
Age-fit80
Human-eye read60
Penny’s verdict63
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