The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio
Sound, sensible advice from a hero to frustrated investors everywhere
William Bernstein's The Four Pillars of Investing gives investors the tools they need to construct top-returning portfolios??--without the help of a financial adviser. In a relaxed, nonthreatening style, Dr. Bernstein provides a distinctive blend of market history, investing theory, and behavioral finance, one designed to help every investor become more self-sufficient and make better-informed investment decisions. The 4 Pillars of Investing explains how any investor can build a solid foundation for investing by focusing on four essential lessons, each building upon the other. Containing all of the tools needed to achieve investing success, without the help of a financial advisor, it presents:
- Practical investing advice based on fascinating history lessons from the market
- Exercises to determine risk tolerance as an investor
- An easy-to-understand explanation of risk and reward in the capital markets
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82 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 14, 2007 Type: User Review |
Essential Reading for Investors
The title led me to believe this recommended book would be a boring waste of time, but I found it to be a summary of many books I'd already read.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 13, 2007 Type: User Review |
Fabulous overview of investing fundamentals
I'm a beginning investor who was tired of piecemeal advice. This book saved me a lot of headaches. It taught me the basic fundamentals of investing, so I was able to reconcile the often conflicting advice I received from other people. Bernstein...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 24, 2007 Type: User Review |
Get this book NOW!
If you are even slightly considering purchasing this book, get it NOW. It was a very fast read (I finished it in 3 days) due to the writer's natural style, and it will open your eyes to things like actively managed funds vs. index funds, fees...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 19, 2007 Type: User Review |
Well worth the cost
If you are interested in taking control of your investments this book is for you. This is easily the finest book I have read so far and I have read many. This book has no "Magic bullets" about beating the market or finding the next Microsoft in...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 06, 2007 Type: User Review |
fabulous four pillars
fabulous, extremely well- researched well-reasoned analysis to safe and reasonable investment returns over time.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 22, 2007 Type: User Review |
Good but long and a bit like being told "Eat Your Veggies"
The book's message is a good one:
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 12, 2007 Type: User Review |
Four Pillars provides solid foundation for investing.
I read Bernstein's previoius book and liked it. I like Four Pillars even more. It is well written, references substantial studies to support it's points, is easy to read and is often entertaining as well. Bernstein provides an important inside...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
Well-researched, well-written, easy to understand
There is a lot in this book, but it is laid out well and it is fairly easy to read. It is a great counterweight to all the stock-picking and mutual fund picking "systems" that are constantly being sold to all of us. Good analysis and sensible...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 24, 2006 Type: User Review |
Condemned to mediocrity
I smell a straw-man. The author is trying to sell you a book. Obviously none of us will replicate the index exactly because we don't live for 300 years and, if my heirs blow my fortune, that's no skin off my nose anyway.
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 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 13, 2006 Type: User Review |
Steps to a Successful Portfolio
This is one of the best books on how to get a good performing portfolio, from P/E ratios to SEC filings - let this be your guide to due diligence. The book also suggests to diverisfy your portfolio. And one of the best alternatives to the stock...
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