Wow! How refreshing to read a book by a professional money manager that offers true insights to what it takes to have a sound investment management process. My hat is off to Scott Kyle for presenting an investment strategy that is definable, measurable, repeatable and without emotion! This book offers an independent, objective, and unbiased approach to managing money the right way. The Power Curve offers a complete roadmap to beating the market that should be required reading for every professional and amateur looking to get in the game. Investors are tired of the 'buy and hold/ long only' approach and want a professional manager who can think outside the Morningstar Box! This book defines that approach and will help investor - both professionals and amateurs - navigate this trading range environment we are going to be in for the foreseeable future. This book will be by my side always as a guide to managing money - not just a one and done read.

Director, Bank of America

A powerful read that entertains as it teaches. Scott Kyle has a talent for taking complex investment strategies and bringing them down to earth. For those who have always wanted to know, step by step, how to potentially enhance returns by combining powerful options techniques with high quality dividend paying stocks, this is your lucky day. Keep this book on a shelf within easy reach.

Portfolio Manager, Franklin Advisory Services, LLC

Scott Kyle has made a clear and compelling case for the value and benefit of active management and disciplined decision-making in investing. The Power Curve is a valuable guide for high net worth investors and active traders.

President and COO, LPL Financial

As a broker, it is refreshing to read Scott's candor as it relates to our industry and its significant flaws. If you're an active trader trying to make money in this environment, this book shouldn't be on your shelf, it should be open on your desk!

Business Development, Smith Barney

If you invest in stocks, read this book. Scott has delivered no-nonsense, practical and easy to understand tools for any investor. As Scott teaches in the book, options and dividends are powerful tools all investors should understand.

President, Altegris Investments

Scott Kyle's book, The Power Curve: Smart Investing Using Dividends, Options, and the Magic of Compounding was, for me, a compelling and very satisfying book on a complex subject. I was surprised at how much useful information was contained in a mere 250 pages! I have read a number of books and articles on investing. Kyle's use of timely examples, graphics and straightforward style was very helpful. I learned more from his book than all the others I have read combined.

President (retired), Teledyne Aerospace and Electronics, Los Angeles

The Power Curve is an excellent read for investors who have the desire and ability to take their portfolio management to the next level by leveraging dividends and options strategies to balance income, capital gains and risk control. Perhaps even more valuable, the book succinctly identifies the factors that cause most investors to underperform the market, and gives no-nonsense advice on how to eliminate common money-losing behaviors. Throughout the book, Scott Kyle uses his hard-won experience in investing as well as other pursuits to tell a story which ties the concepts together and makes for an enjoyable and informative read.

Grunion Capital Management LLC, San Diego

An enjoyable and insightful look into the mind of a model investor. Company examples, as well as sport analogies, allow novice and sophisticated investors alike to better understand the practical ways in which dividends and options can be used to build a strong value-driven portfolio.

Bank of New York Mellon, San Francisco

All of us want to accumulate wealth, achieve the highest possible returns while minimizing our risks. In reading Scott Kyle's new book, The Power Curve, you will find an extremely efficient and proven approach to growing your financial portfolio while also being inspired to apply the same methodology to your everyday life. Scott's message comes from over 25 years as a financial planner and world class athlete; take control of your financial future by applying his investment strategies and eliminate the "noise" that often causes us to get off track. This book is a must for anyone desiring to build wealth and fulfill lifelong dreams.

Single Net Properties

As a Retirement Specialist, it is increasingly more important to educate my clients on how to best position their assets in this new economy. With that said, The Power Curve provides some timely concepts and strategies that all investors need to learn from and consider for their own portfolio. Utilizing options and taking advantage of the power of compounding are just some of the key strategies that the book highlights. After all, it was Albert Einstein himself who claimed that “the power of compounding is the most powerful force in the universe.” The Power Curve is a must read. Between company pensions having gone the way of the dinosaurs and with the most recent financial downturn, the best opportunity we all have to rebuild our retirement portfolio is to better educate ourselves. The Power Curve sheds light on key financial concepts and techniques that every investor should clearly understand. The Power Curve is the new field guide for getting back into the market wisely.

Vice President, Retirement Strategies Group

A valuable book for anyone searching for a better understanding of the financial markets and winning strategies after a challenging 2008. Scott Kyle interweaves lessons from his passion for sailing to make complex investment concepts understandable. He describes the importance of dividends and compounding in a clear and readable book.

Private Investor

This was a very good and interesting read. While the novice investor can gain from the chapter on dividends, the experienced investor can certainly learn a lot about how to use options sensibly. Scott explains how options can be employed profitably.

CFA, Krohne Capital

For any investor that is tired of being misguided by brokers and so-called financial consultants, The Power Curve is mandatory reading. In this valuable work, Kyle presents all of the core concepts and terminology, thereby enabling individuals to act responsibly unto themselves. He then goes one step further by providing a common-sense creative edge that gives the reader the tools to not only maximize their personal efforts, but to also converse intelligently with the most savvy of investors and money managers. It should be the Bible of every investing course, and required reading for anyone that seeks to protect and grow their assets.

Hedge Fund Manager, New York City

Scott's book hits the nail on the head! This direct, succinct, no holds barred look into investing should be a 'must read' for anyone looking to invest beyond mutual funds. His concise and clear explanations of company analysis and some sophisticated option strategies seem obvious as you read through the well-written pages. I have found myself referring back to his book for clarity on these concepts as they are complex and his explanations are simple and clear. Scott is a talented writer, sportsman and businessman, certainly a man from whom most of us can learn a lot. In this book, he shares his thoughts on the world of investing and I recommend anyone seize the opportunity to read it.

CPA, CFP, Barrett Financial Strategies, Inc.

Scott Kyle has done an excellent job of tying together the attributes of the 'hidden' sources of wealth, specifically options and dividends - and emphasizing how the compound returns from activities other than simply owning shares of stock make a portfolio a powerful generator of income and inflation hedge. Scott has combined several disciplines in a very creative manner, and I think that anyone interested in finding ways to better manage their portfolios will find this book very informative.

Author

It is a well-known fact that the majority of individual and institutional investors will fail to outperform the market over the long-term. I firmly believe that this is due to inferior knowledge base and the wrong psychological approach to the market. Scott Kyle's The Power Curve will help investors deal with both of these issues. The book is full of valuable information that will make every type and level of investor much better. The option education, analysis and trading section alone is well worth the price of the book. With the superior knowledge gained from this book, investors will be well on the way to market out performance.

Dvorkin Investments, LP

The Power Curve is a must read book for any and all high net worth individual investors looking for a firm and or money manager to manage their hard earned dollars. The book provides the reader with the necessary tools to thoroughly question and test any money manager's competencies, investment strategies and level of financial literacy.

Managing Partner, Arizon Bay, LLC

The Power Curve is fantastic and I have had a hard time putting it down. I wish my business school professors, Shearson Lehman Brothers Training Program V.P.s, and Wall Street mentors had a fraction of Scott's ability to simplify the most complex concepts.

Director, TAC Financial