--- product_id: 66766099 title: "The Ponzi Factor: The Simple Truth About Investment Profits" brand: "tan liu" price: "€ 24.59" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/66766099-the-ponzi-factor-the-simple-truth-about-investment-profits store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # The Ponzi Factor: The Simple Truth About Investment Profits **Brand:** tan liu **Price:** € 24.59 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Ponzi Factor: The Simple Truth About Investment Profits by tan liu - **How much does it cost?** € 24.59 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/66766099-the-ponzi-factor-the-simple-truth-about-investment-profits) ## Best For - tan liu enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tan liu brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Ponzi Factor: The Simple Truth About Investment Profits - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61XQYDpE9gL.jpg) ![The Ponzi Factor: The Simple Truth About Investment Profits - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7102B1XtkhL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Ahead of his time *by L***D on Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020* This book is well written and concisely sums up something deeply wrong with the modern financial world, which is the dogma that assumes money grows on the magic stock market tree. What surprised me wasn’t what Tan had written, but rather the absolute pathetic attempts by the naysayers at tearing down his argument.People buy stocks in order to make money from company profits. Companies share these profits by issuing dividends. You can potentially sell your stock shares to other investors at a higher multiple and make money from the capital gains. But the fundamental reason that anyone would own a stock is for its dividends. This is some basic level stuff. And yet, practically every critic has argued against this very simple and old practice of stock ownership. Frankly, that’s a sad state of affairs and only seems to demonstrate that the average investor has no business investing.Here’s a simple example. Suppose I start a company. I come to you and ask that you give me $10,000 and in exchange, I give you a certificate that does not include any voting rights nor ownership in my profits. In fact, I’m not going to pay you one red cent regardless of my profitability. All of my money goes to me and my creditors. Any takers? Because that’s basically most of the stock market today, especially in the tech stocks.Read this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Time for Dividends *by L***Y on Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2018* You don’t need a finance degree to understand stocks...I definitely don't have one. You just have to look for companies that pay their investors.Short book with a LOT of big ideas. The author backed everything he said with excellent examples and illustrations. Everything was very readable and clear. It can take some time for the ideas to sink in but then I got it. The big takeaways is don’t pay attention to capital gain. The value of a stock is just a belief. Pay attention to dividends because that's real money coming from the company.Great book with a very fitting title. The truth really is simple after you see it. A lot of people can benefit from this short little book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Read it!. It is worth the very modest price the author is asking. *by S***D on Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2018* I am giving it 5 stars instead of the 4-4.5 because it is refreshing to read something that was NOT combed over by an entire team of ghost writers and editors. Most of the time when you read non-fiction these days especially anything to do with the social sciences it comes off so polished it lacks any unique voice of the writer. This small book reads a bit like a long form blog and sort of takes the form of a novel, which I am entirely okay with, as it contains personal accounts of what actually happened to the author. He confirms a few of the suspicions I had already about the Finance world. I have a Bachelors with honors in Economics and did a post-graduate certificate in Resource Economics. Being a micro-girl I do not have much background in the macro world of finance, or money and banking, but my understanding of how it is supposed to function in theory is better than the average person. That is financial markets are not some magical place where money grows on trees to me. I have a general understanding of the theories behind them.Most of my college days were spent deep in matrices, data and cost/benefit reports. I remember the kids from the Business school attached to our university were required to take one of the same statistics courses I was. Back then I remember thinking their ideas ran so counter to just about everything modern economics has to say about how people and economies function it seemed like everything they knew about the economy came from some 1970's or 80's textbook. Since three quarters of the class were actual statistics majors or in the economics department like myself, there was a lot of eye rolling and making fun of the business students. In our topsy turvy world however after college, the objects of our amusement were going to be the ones in charge of vast sums of money after they graduated. Whereas I would be lucky to get some low paying government position at a utility, or some temp job advertised "business degree prefered, degrees in other fields will be considered". From what I could see from the perimeter the business world seemed like nothing more than just a giant propaganda machine. Business school seemed more like a brainwashing factory rather than a real academic pursuit.I have grafted my own personal experiences onto this book so far, and I literally imagine the authors bosses and colleagues as some of my old classmates. Going to school in Montreal a fair number of classmates were rich Americans who are most certainly busy managing hedge funds and ponzi schemes right now.To be honest I am only half way through but thought I would leave a review as there don't seem to be any here. I will edit this later if I feel it requires it.I like probably most people reading this was drawn to the book based on a slick youtube ad. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.it/products/66766099-the-ponzi-factor-the-simple-truth-about-investment-profits](https://www.desertcart.it/products/66766099-the-ponzi-factor-the-simple-truth-about-investment-profits) --- *Product available on Desertcart Italy* *Store origin: IT* *Last updated: 2026-05-10*