Guide to Investment Strategy: How to Understand Markets, Risk, Rewards And Behavior (Economist (Hardcover))

Editorial Review:

With detailed analysis supported by data and anecdotes drawn from investment experiences, this practical guide emphasizes the importance of basing recommendations for investment strategy on the principles of traditional finance.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

wise and a bit dense:

i bought this among a half dozen or so investment guides as schooling for choosing new portfolio advisors. the advice here is well informed by industry contacts and professional experience and illustrated by incisive graphs. the benefit here is the bracingly conservative perspective: cash (or the market equivalent, such as t bills) is the benchmark investor standard, and forays into anything other than cash need to be evaluated with a sober eye to the downside risks, as the past two bull/bear cycles have... more info

Don't spend your money:

The book contents only very general and abstract thoughts most of which become evident after independent thinking. May be this book will be a good start for a total newbie but only to provide him with some background on investment strategies.

like drinking from a fire-hose:

The main thrust of this book is that disastrous outcomes are far more likely than people would like to think, esp if they feel they "know" a certain market. it spends a lot of time justifying the need for diversification and how people respond to risk and adverse outcomes (behavioral economics).
definitely directed at the deep pocketed and (would-be?) financial managers who invest large sums of money (for themselves or others). it does not give you a strategy to follow (any good book CANNOT).
it... more info

Great book for investment:

I found the book extremely useful with some great ideas for investment portfolios. Need for diversification, understanding risk and suitable investment. Its a great book for someone who devotes time regularly to manage their own investment

Similar Products:

Guide to Financial Markets (Economist (Hardcover)) by Marc Levinson (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Guide to Analysing Companies (Economist (Hardcover)) by Bob Vause (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Guide to Economic Indicators: Making Sense of Economics - Sixth Edition from Bloomberg Press (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 6 to 11 days

Economics: Making Sense of the Modern Economy (Economist Books) from Bloomberg Press (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Mapping the Markets: A Guide to Stock Market Analysis by Deborah Owen, Robin Griffiths (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Numbers Guide: The Essentials of Business Numeracy, Fifth Edition (The Economist... by Richard Stutely (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Dealing with Financial Risk (The Economist Series) by David Shirreff (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 24 hours

The Economist Style Guide: 9th Edition from Profile Books(GB) (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Guide to Business Modelling, Second Edition (Economist Series) by John Tennent, Graham Friend (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 24 hours

• Academic & Commercial
• Business
• Children's Literature
• Editing
• Fiction
• General

• General AAS
• Genre Fiction
• Journalism
• Newspapers & Magazines
• Nonfiction

• Play & Scriptwriting
• Poetry
• Technical
• Travel
• Writing Skills