Dean LeBaron's Treasury of Investment Wisdom Today, investors are faced with an information overload when itcomes to investment opportunities. It's hard to find straightanswers on which investment vehicles are the best, which ones willlast, and what opportunities truly suit your needs. Dean LeBaron'sTreasury of Investment Wisdom easily answers all these questionsfor you. This comprehensive guide to the world's greatestinvestment ideas and thinkers gives you everything you need tounderstand today's complex and exciting investment landscape. "There have been other books on investment gurus, but none ascomplete nor as entertaining as this one. Dean LeBaron has producedan enlightening, thorough, and thought-provoking compendium of thethinking of many of the nation's investment professionals. Itcovers all the major investment styles and vehicles, from activeportfolio management to venture capital, and offers theoreticalinsights into everything from behavioral finance to marketefficiency, providing point and counterpoint. It's a mustread." -Michael J. Clowes, editorial director, Pensions & Investmentsand Investment News and author of The Money Flood: How PensionFunds Revolutionized Investing Filled with commentaries and opinions on a wide range of must-knowinvestment issues, Dean LeBaron's Treasury of Investment Wisdom isyour guide to a profitable investing future. Take your investmentknowledge to the next level with one-of-a-kind insights that havemade the best investors in the world what they are today.
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DEAN LEBARON is an investment futurist. He founded Batterymarch Financial Management in 1969 and led the firm s pioneering advances in the mid-1970s in the application of computer technology and modeling techniques, first in the U.S. market and then in international and emerging markets. He is recognized as one of the first foreign entrants in the nascent securities markets of Brazil, India, Russia, and China. Mr. LeBaron is also author of Dean LeBaron s Book of Investment Quotations; Mao, Marx & the Market: Capitalist Adventures in Russia and China; and Ins and Outs of Institutional Investing.
ROMESH VAITILINGAM is a consultant and financial journalist. He is the author of several successful business and financial titles, including the bestselling The Financial Times Guide to Using the Financial Pages as well as The Financial Guide to Using Economics and Economic Indicators and Stuck in Transit: Rethinking Russian Economic Reform.
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Dean LeBaron's Treasury of Investment Wisdom
Today, investors are faced with an information overload when it comes to investment opportunities. It's hard to find straight answers on which investment vehicles are the best, which ones will last, and what opportunities truly suit your needs. Dean LeBaron's Treasury of Investment Wisdom easily answers all these questions for you. This comprehensive guide to the world's greatest investment ideas and thinkers gives you everything you need to understand today's complex and exciting investment landscape.
"There have been other books on investment gurus, but none as complete nor as entertaining as this one. Dean LeBaron has produced an enlightening, thorough, and thought-provoking compendium of the thinking of many of the nation's investment professionals. It covers all the major investment styles and vehicles, from active portfolio management to venture capital, and offers theoretical insights into everything from behavioral finance to market efficiency, providing point and counterpoint. It's a must read."
Michael J. Clowes, editorial director, Pensions & Investments and Investment News and author of The Money Flood: How Pension Funds Revolutionized Investing
Filled with commentaries and opinions on a wide range of must-know investment issues, Dean LeBaron's Treasury of Investment Wisdom is your guide to a profitable investing future. Take your investment knowledge to the next level with one-of-a-kind insights that have made the best investors in the world what they are today.
Zusammenfassung
Dean LeBaron's Treasury of Investment Wisdom
Today, investors are faced with an information overload when it comes to investment opportunities. It's hard to find straight answers on which investment vehicles are the best, which ones will last, and what opportunities truly suit your needs. Dean LeBaron's Treasury of Investment Wisdom easily answers all these questions for you. This comprehensive guide to the world's greatest investment ideas and thinkers gives you everything you need to understand today's complex and exciting investment landscape.
"There have been other books on investment gurus, but none as complete nor as entertaining as this one. Dean LeBaron has produced an enlightening, thorough, and thought-provoking compendium of the thinking of many of the nation's investment professionals. It covers all the major investment styles and vehicles, from active portfolio management to venture capital, and offers theoretical insights into everything from behavioral finance to market efficiency, providing point and counterpoint. It's a must read."
-Michael J. Clowes, editorial director, Pensions & Investments and Investment News and author of The Money Flood: How Pension Funds Revolutionized Investing
Filled with commentaries and opinions on a wide range of must-know investment issues, Dean LeBaron's Treasury of Investment Wisdom is your guide to a profitable investing future. Take your investment knowledge to the next level with one-of-a-kind insights that have made the best investors in the world what they are today.
Inhalt
Preface.
The Promises Men Live By (Peter L. Bernstein).
Investment Insights: Changing Styles across Timeand Space (Dean LeBaron).
CHARTING THE COURSE: Macro Tools.
Chapter 1: Investment Policy (GURU Charles Ellis).
Chapter 2: Economic Forecasting (GURU Peter Bernstein).
Chapter 3: Risk Management (GURUS Fischer Black, Robert Merton, and Myron Scholes).
Chapter 4: Financial Engineering (GURU Andrew Lo).
OUR DAY WILL COME: Investment Style.
Chapter 5: Active Portfolio Management (GURU William Miller).
Chapter 6: Growth Investing (GURU Peter Lynch).
Chapter 7: Value Investing (GURU Warren Buffett).
BUILDING A BETTER MOUSETRAP: Construction Tools.
Chapter 8: Technical Analysis (GURU Walter Deemer).
Chapter 9: Quantitative Investing (GURU Robert Arnott).
Chapter 10: Foreign Exchange (GURU Richard Olsen).
WE ARE THE WORLD: Investing with the Market.
Chapter 11: Market Efficiency (GURUS Burton Malkiel and Eugene Fama).
Chapter 12: Mutual Funds (GURU John Bogle).
Chapter 13: Indexing (GURUS Wells Fargo, American National Bank, Batterymarch Financial Management).
TILTING AT WINDMILLS: Betting against the Market.
Chapter 14: Fixed Income (GURU Andrew Carter).
Chapter 15: Short Selling (GURUS Steven Leuthold and Kathryn Staley).
Chapter 16: Hedge Funds (GURU George Soros).
I DID IT MY WAY: A Different Philosophy.
Chapter 17: Contrarian Investing (GURU James Fraser).
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD: Diversification.
Chapter 18: Global Investing (GURU Gary Brinson).
Chapter 19: Emerging Markets (GURU Mark Mobius).
Chapter 20: Venture Capital (GURU Georges Doriot).
I LOVE A PARADE: Investor Behavior.
Chapter 21: Investor Psychology (GURUS Richard Thaler and Robert Vishny).
Chapter 22: Manias, Panics, and Crashes (GURU Marc Faber).
Chapter 23: Internet Investing (GURU Geoffrey M…