A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-tested Strategy for Successful Investing

A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-tested Strategy for Successful Investing

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Synopsis

Using the dot-com crash as an object lesson in how not to manage your portfolio, here is the best-selling, gimmick-free, irreverent, vastly informative guide to navigating the turbulence of the market and managing investments with confidence. A Random Walk Down Wall Street is well established as a staple of the business shelf, the first book any investor should read before taking the plunge and starting a portfolio. With its life-cycle guide to investing, it matches the needs of investors at any age bracket. Burton G. Malkiel shows how to analyze the potential returns, not only for stocks and bonds but also for the full range of investment opportunities, from money market accounts and real estate investment trusts to insurance, home ownership, and tangible assets like gold and collectibles. Whether you want to verse yourself in the ways of the market before talking to a broker or follow Malkiel's easy steps to managing your own portfolio, this book remains the best investing guide money can buy.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Edition: Eighth
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 13 Feb 2004

ISBN 10: 0393325350
ISBN 13: 9780393325355

Media Reviews
Deservedly a perennial bestseller. The Economist [A] most entertaining and useful book. The Times Higher Educational Supplement [This] timeless classic... offers a vast array of advice on how investors can tilt the odds in their favour. The Observer Entertaining and informative. Financial Times
Author Bio
Burton G. Malkiel is the Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics Emeritus at Princeton University. He is a former member of the Council of Economic Advisers, dean of the Yale School of Management, and has served on the boards of several major corporations, including Vanguard and Prudential Financial. He is the chief investment officer of Wealthfront.