Dean LeBaron's Treasury of Wall Street Wisdom: 30 Great Investment Minds

Item Number:  2174
Date Published:  2002
Publisher:  John Wiley & Sons
Number of Pages / Length:  320 Page
Format:  Hardcover
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Author(s):

Dean LeBaron

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Synopsis:

Innovative investment opportunities and ideas are constantly emerging–from developments in foreign exchange markets to the boom and bust of Internet investing. With the current overload of information offering analysis, advice, and guaranteed success, how can you, the individual investor, obtain only the best and most profitable ideas? The answer is simple: read Dean LeBaron’s Treasury of Investment Wisdom.

Description:

Financial legend Dean LeBaron and bestselling investment writer Romesh Vaitilingam have created a comprehensive investment guide filled with the ideas and people who have brought us to today’s market understanding–and shaped the market’s future. Dean LeBaron’s Treasury of Investment Wisdom offers you valuable insights on thirty of the most important investment areas, all of which will boost your portfolio’s performance. This authoritative resource covers everything you need to understand today’s unpredictable and complex investment landscape–from basic investment concepts to technical analysis and performance measurement.

Dean LeBaron’s Treasury of Investment Wisdom shares the ideas and advice of investment luminaries who are second to none in their particular areas of expertise. You’ll hear from: *William Miller on active portfolio management *John Bogle on mutual funds *Peter Bernstein on economic forecasting *George Soros on hedge funds *Gary Brinson on global investing *Peter Lynch on growth investing

. . . and many other renowned investment experts.

By learning how the top investment gurus think and understanding their outlook for the future, you can start investing with renewed confidence today.

This unique guide also discusses ten additional key investment issues and ten key global issues that are of growing concern to those making important investment decisions. It also provides a "webliography" that consists of a list of recommended investment Web sites for further study and reading.

Dean LeBaron’s Treasury of Investment Wisdom is your one-stop reference for the major ideas of modern investment and the people who know how to use them best. See how the ideas and personalities of these experts are interconnected, and match your investment style with theirs to create a winning portfolio. Use their knowledge and advice, and start investing the right way. This is your chance to finally take your investments to the top.

Table of Contents

• The Promises Men Live By (Peter L. Bernstein).
• Investment Insights: Changing Styles across Time and 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 Moore).
• HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS: Corporate Behavior.
  • Chapter 24: Corporate Governance (GURU Robert Monks).
  • Chapter 25: Corporate Restructuring (GURU Bruce Wasserstein).
  • Chapter 26: Initial Public Offerings (GURU Ivo Welch).
• WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU: The Government Factor.
  • Chapter 27: International Money (GURU Martin Barnes).
  • Chapter 28: Politics and Investing (GURU Edward Yardeni).
• FOLLOWING THE PIPER: Sharing Responsibility.
  • Chapter 29: Investment Consultants (GURU George Russell).
• THE FAT LADY SINGS: Analysis and Reporting.
  • Chapter 30: Performance Measurement (GURU Peter Dietz).
• Future Focus I: Ten Key Investment Issues.
• Future Focus II: Ten Key Global Issues.
• James Fraser’s Book Bag.
• Toolbar of Top Websites for Investment.
• Index.

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