How to smell a rat : the five signs of financial fraud /
Fisher, Kenneth L.
Hoffmans, Lara.
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley,
c2009.
Provides readers with an insider's view on how to spot potential financial disasters, describing recent and historic examples of fraudsters, how they operated, and how they can be easily avoided.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-202) and index.
Good fences make good neighbors -- Too good to be true usually is -- Don't be blinded by flashy tactics -- Exclusivity, marble, and other things that don't matter -- Due diligence is your job, no one else's -- A financial fraud-free future -- Appendix A. Asset allocation : risk & reward -- Appendix B. Same but different : accounting fraud -- Appendix C. Minds that made the market.
Provides readers with an insider's view on how to spot potential financial disasters, describing recent and historic examples of fraudsters, how they operated, and how they can be easily avoided.
Fraud
Commercial crimes.
Investments.
Swindlers and swindling.