Book Review – Juggling with Knives by Jim Jubak

My Amazon Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

For those of you who don’t keep substantial capital on the side lines – who remain fully invested at all times (buy and hold) – causing you sleepless nights during Market downturns – this book is for you.

Jim Jubak, who I have followed ever since he wrote for MSN Money – has a new book which discusses “Smart Investing in the Coming Age of Volatility”.

The book is broken down into three sections:

• Part I – Jim discusses the volatility he sees coming in the decades ahead.
• In Part II – he expands beyond just the Markets, showing how this volatility will affect everyday life.
• And in Part III – he shares his investing solutions for dealing with this volatility.

I don’t agree with all his solutions (Like shorting US Treasuries) – but he makes really good arguments that require thought and analysis to understand, regardless of your own outlook.

I have been going back to reread many of the chapters in this book, a sure sign it made me think about my own tools to deal with volatility in the Markets and in Life.