Stealing the Market

Library Journal

Well-known for his popular and very readable books on financial matters ( The Greatest-Ever Bank Robbery , LJ 10/1/90), Mayer presents a different perspective on the stock market, saying that the stock market no longer serves who it was meant to. He analyzes the role of the individual investor with respect to that of the large institutions, specifically brokerage firms, who in the past worked for the individual investor. Today, according to Mayer, they often work against the client by building up their own accounts at his expense. This interesting, thought-provoking, and controversial tome will appeal to many who follow stock market activities.-- Steven J. Mayover, Free Lib. of Philadelphia