BOOKS

Howard was the author of 11 books.  His most popular book, How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years: A Crash Course in Personal Financial Survival. (1978) sold over 3 million copies and was on the New York bestseller list for two years. Below is a list of his books. 

Howard Ruff also founded The Ruff Times Newsletter, the largest financial newsletter of its time, which was published for 34 years. It featured 9 key principles of “Ruffonomics.”

While the newsletter offered specific stock-related recommendations, more often than not, readers  also received advice on what not to buy. General guidance on market trends was also offered as well as valuable information on mining stocks and precious metals. The newsletter also carried Ruff witticisms and political commentary on issues of the day,

LIST OF HOWARD RUFF’S BOOKS

• Famine and Survival in America (1974)
• How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years: A Crash Course in Personal Financial Survival (1978)
• Howard Ruff from A to Z (1980)
• Survive and Win in the Inflationary Eighties (1981)
• How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years (1984)
• Making Money: Winning the Battle for Middle-class Financial Success (1984)
• How to Prosper During the Hard Times Ahead: A Crash Course for the American Family in the Troubled New Millennium (1999)
• Safely Prosperous or Really Rich: Choosing Your Personal Financial Heaven (2004)
• Ruff's Little Book of Big Fortunes in Gold & Silver: A Middle Class License to Print Money (2006)
• How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years in the 21st Century (2007)
• How to Prosper in the Age of Obamanomics: A Ruff Plan for Hard Times Ahead (2009)