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 betterinformed 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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Posted: Aug-13-2009

I don't believe in the philosophy but still found this book interesting

While I do not follow or believe in the investment philosophy presented in this book, I still found this book educational. I appreciated how the author described the business of investing. In this section, he wrote about brokers, mutual funds, and the press. While these three perform different...

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Posted: Jun-10-2009

If you only read one investment book, it should be this

I'm a huge fan of whatever you call this type of investing - strategic asset allocation, buy and hold (and rebalance), passive investing, asset class investing, etc. Essentially not active investing (where active management is some form of selection or timing - selecting a stock or a sector or a...

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Posted: Apr-19-2009

This Is The Book I Recommend To All Of My Friends

Here's a quick statistic for you. In 2008 Morningstar tracked 11,585 stock mutual funds. In 2008 11,584 of those funds had negative returns. Crazy huh?In any given year most mutual funds underperform the market in general. Add to that the fees you pay to a manager for their 'performance' and...

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Posted: Mar-16-2009

Great book, but skip chapter 1-2 and come back to them if you find them difficult

This is a wonderful book that will save you a huge amount of money. I can't add much to the reviews that have already been written, except for one thing: If you get bogged down reading the first two chapters, skip them and go to chapter 3 and read from there, then come back to chapters 1 and 2...

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Posted: Jan-23-2009

Ignore that it was published in 2002

This book starts by explaining risk and return from a historical perspective, from the middle ages to present day. The concept of bonds, stocks, then the market as a whole is gradually introduced. Great perspective.It also teaches fundamental concepts of investing in an easy to understand way...

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Posted: Jan-02-2009

Fantastic Read

This is an excellent read for every investor, especially with the current economic climate. Great stuff!Joshua P. Itzoe, Author of Fixing the 401(k): What Fiduciaries Must Know (And Do) to Help Employees Retire Successfully

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Posted: Nov-29-2008

great book

Excellent book about history and current investing. Would recommend it to anyone. If you do not know if you are speculating, read this

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Posted: Sep-05-2008

Perfect, Couldn't be happier

Book was shipped fast, and came in great condition. Couldn't ask for anything more

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Posted: Aug-15-2008

A Must Read for Your Library

William Bernstein has written another must read for the individual investor who wants to chart his own course in the investment world. I was first introduced to this book at a local AAII chapter meeting. Everyone there who had read this book highly recommended it. I suggest reading this book...

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Posted: Jun-20-2008

Essential guide for investors

In the introduction to his book, "The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio," Dr. William Bernstein states that the "competent investor never stops learning." Yet, because the world of investing can be such a confusing place, it sometimes seems that the more you...

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