ForeWord Reviews has named The Naked Portfolio Manager a finalist for its "Book of the Year" Awards!

ForeWord is a respected trade magazine that identifies and reveiws the best books produced by independent publishers. The magazine selected The Naked Portfolio Manager as a finalist in the business and economics category. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges consisting of ForeWord editors and reviewers, librarians, booksellers, and publishing industry pros. Judging criteria will be based on each book's "editorial excellence, professional production, originality of the narrative, author credentials relative to the book, and the value the book adds to its genre." The winner will be announced on May 25th.

The competition in the business and economics category is especially stiff this year with 14 other well-written books in the running.

Of course any competition like this is subjective, but let me tell you why The Naked Portfolio Manager just might win. The book is strong across all judging criteria, but especially strong in the area of originality of subject matter. The book's central message that naked decision-making is a fundamentally superior way to make investment decisions contradicts virtually everything that we see on television, hear on the radio, or read in the newspaper. The very idea that a clearly defined set of rules is better than Wall Street judgment is anathema to the traditionally and commonly held beliefs of the establishment.

But you don't have to look much farther than Sweet Briar College to find evidence that the central thesis of my book is correct. And if you look a little deeper, Sweet Briar is just the tip of the iceberg.

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