Distress Investing: Principles and Technique (Wiley Finance)

Although each concept is repeated over 10 times - the book can be less than half the current size without losing any information, the authors did present their unparalleled knowledge and experience in the US bankruptcy and reorganization system. The insights gained, especially into the workings of real world reorganization processes, are certainly invaluable, well worth the price and time spent on the book, and hopefully will be beneficial to the reader's long-term financial well-beings as well.

I enjoyed reading this book - it is easy to get through but isn't too elementary to miss many important points regarding the complex distressed marketplace.

A great book explaining distressed debt

Although a bit detailed/tedious at times, it helped me to understand the bankruptcy and reorg process.

Nice product.

Fernando Diz and Martin Whitman's Distress Investing is a practical tool to both beginner and experienced investors. Today's worldwide economic downturn has created attractive investments for distressed investors which makes this book a timely release. Distress Investing guides the reader step by step from defining distressed debt to valuation. Understanding creditor's rights and bankruptcy law allow distressed investors to capitalize on investments that are overlooked by individuals who are not knowledgeable of their securities' rights. In addition, it offers insight into many of Martin Whitman's strategies that he has employed during his long successful career of investment finance. Distress Investing is well written and provides excellent examples that make it an easy read. I would recommend this book to any individual looking to expand their knowledge base beyond equities.

I just complete reading the first few chapters, however this book makes me laugh my head off. The authors are very knowledgeable and hilarious. They introduce the problems in a very broad but not loose way, which helps readers having the general picture and then going to the very detailed aspects. Insofar, I really enjoy the book. A very highly recommended book for the ones who're looking to learn more about distressed investing!

The book may be good for people who are very familiar with distress investing, but honestly that I can not judge. What I can tell is that the book is totally unsuitable for people unfamiliar with the subject. I stopped reading the book somewhere in the middle (and that is the first book in a list of about 70 on investing (or trading) where I gave up) because I was overwhelmed by the jargon and the descriptions of laws surrounding distress investing. I had the impression that it was more a book for lawyers and other people involved in the legal aspects of bankruptcies. But it is definitely not suited for common stock investors. If you don't have THOROUGH knowledge of the field, the book is certainly not for you.

Gives you a great overview of distress investing in practical terms. Takes you through recent examples and as a result nicely relevant.