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Bernstain's dicourse thouch is accessible enough, so that the major points do stand out. He even summarizes them at the end of each chapter. For further reading this book has an excellent bibliography and the author runs a great website. Although the ... Read More
Jack bogle's common sense on mutual funds is a must-have for investors. The intelligent investor by benjamin graham is also a classic. The four pillars of investing by benjamin bernstein is another must-read.
Bernstein's basic premise is that a small investor can outperform the smart money on wall street by applying several commonsense ideas.
Swedroe suggests a semi-active investment portfolio. He says it is the only way to maximize your returns over the long term. Swedroe says the ride should be serene.
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Quality
I have smooth out volatility by using beta standard deviation and improved my returns on average with proper allocation methods
Counter intuitive and thoughtfully constructed relevant statistical applications are well explained with 34nuts and bolts34 por... Read More
Unfortunately this new addition has not really been revised substantially and the market and available investment products have... Read More
I will admit the book is growing somewhat dated with respect to the time frame it discusses but the book loses nothing in relevance
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I was hooked on value investing and putting some real work into a semiactive investment portfolio
Highly recommended for the serious long term investor
Risk is defined as the standard deviation of the annual returns for a particular asset e
The tradeoff for lower returns can yield a higher cash flow
Competitiveness
Bernstein a homage to grahams the intelligent investor
It is an unfortunate reality that the investment management industry stockbrokers mutual funds and many investment advisors a... Read More
And even if you dont fully grasp the intricacies you will still get a somewhat clear path to allocation your money better than ... Read More
Bernstein has done a nice job in debunking the most important myth of the investment field namely that it is possible to beat ... Read More
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Unfortunately this new addition has not really been revised substantially and the market and available investment products have changed over the past twenty years
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This was bernsteins first investment book and he thinks it was too mathy
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I hope he write another investing book like this
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However some additional research may be needed to break down concepts or terminology that the books mentions for absolute beginners
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This was written 20 years ago but the information is timeless
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Best if you know a little about standard deviation and light math
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If youre not familiar with the concept of asset allocation poke around on google and youll get the basic idea
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Many professionals believe it is responsible for a large percentage of historical returns from the markets
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