• The Money Game

  • By: Adam Smith
  • Narrated by: David Rapkin
  • Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (257 ratings)

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The Money Game

By: Adam Smith
Narrated by: David Rapkin
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Publisher's summary

Hailed by the New York Times Book Review as "the best book there is about the stock market," this timeless classic by the creator and host of the Emmy Award-winning TV show Adam Smith's Money World is still relevant more than 40 years later.

This essential book takes listeners to the Street to learn about the intricacies of money and how the stock market impacts every area of our lives. According to the author, the key to making wise, lucrative investments is knowing ourselves. In witty, easily accessible language, he shares pithy insights about the role of intuition and the psychology of guilt, arguing that there is no substitute for information. Smith's Irregular Rules shatter common myths and misconceptions, revealing why nothing works all the time and illustrating how greed and fear fuel the market. Listeners will learn about the safest types of investing, the key to following market trends, and how to capitalize growth, gleaning tips on stock movers, winners and losers, and much more. Peppered with entertaining and prescient anecdotes, The Money Game analyzes who makes the really big money and explores the meaning of our desire to become rich. From selling short and buying long to Wall Street's crowd mentality, from what constitutes a random walk to why timing is everything, this is the definitive portrait of the Street, then and now.

©1967, 1968, 1976 Adam Smith; This edition published in 2015 by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

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the narrator has the microphone in his mouth

I can't listen to this book because every time the narrator starts a sentence you hear a loud inhale of air. it's extremely distracting and unfortunately it pulls me out of the story every single time I tried to listen. it literally sounds like he has the microphone inside his mouth

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just a bunch of stories that didn't go anywhere

just a bunch of stories that didn't go anywhere. I not recommend this audio book

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A classic....

The game has not changed....
The players change, but the game remains the same always....

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Brilliant!

Read Supermoney in my 20s, enjoyed that book. The predecessor, The Money Game, is equally enjoyable to listen to.

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Don’t bother!

I have no idea what the author was attempting to convey. I cannot recommend this book.

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Analysis of the human condition more than money.

Very entertaining and enjoyable book.
The last chapter is my favorite,hinting at the possible evolution to a resource based global community.

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so timely for this present market 2023

so timely for this present market 2023, much needed advice for the intelligent investor. Thank you, Mr Smith

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Must read for Wall St junkies

loved it, literally laughing out loud. But wait was I supposed to be laughing? Classic for anyone who enjoys finance or interested learning about Wall St and finance

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still a classic

I listen to it often and each time I hear something new. it's smart and funny. great narrator too.

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It was ok

I was very excited for this but to me this was more about fun stories than it was about teaching anything new. Maybe bc I've already gone through a lot of popular stock market books that this one just seemed ok.

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