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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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  • This product had a total of 489 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 6 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Unfortunately this new addition has not really been revised substantially and the market and available investment products have changed over the past twenty years


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This was bernsteins first investment book and he thinks it was too mathy


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I hope he write another investing book like this


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    However some additional research may be needed to break down concepts or terminology that the books mentions for absolute beginners


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This was written 20 years ago but the information is timeless


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Best if you know a little about standard deviation and light math


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If youre not familiar with the concept of asset allocation poke around on google and youll get the basic idea


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Many professionals believe it is responsible for a large percentage of historical returns from the markets

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