Review
A practicing neurologist in remote coastal Oregon, Bernstein comes to the problems of saving and investing not from a broker’s perspective, but as someone who had to figure this out himself, from first principles up. (Business Week )
Product Description
Bernstein has become a guru to a peculiarly ’90s group: well-educated, Internet-powered people intent on investing well–and with minimal help’ from professional Wall Street.–Robert Barker, BusinessWeek William Bern (more…)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Expert Treatise On Asset Allocation
An excellent and scholarly work on asset allocation with pertinent historical data and simple understandable explanations of the mathematical concepts involved.
Comment by Italia — June 13, 2009 @ 7:13 AM
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jewel for long term contrarian investing from a US perspective
This book is for investors with a time scale of decades. So think about saving for a comfortable retirement.
Comment by Jennessa — June 13, 2009 @ 7:13 AM
5.0 out of 5 stars
Efficient Frontier Explained
My broker never told me what an “efficient frontier” was. Maybe he didn’t know. Or maybe he thought I was too dull to know what it was.
Comment by Italia — June 13, 2009 @ 7:13 AM
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for the average investor
I maintain my own investments and am pretty familiar with different types of investments, but wanted a refresher on how to properly determine a good portfolio allocation for me…
Comment by Estelle — June 13, 2009 @ 7:13 AM
4.0 out of 5 stars
I know this stuff
This is hardly new stuff. Diversifying your assets so you don’t have everything in one item is hardly new. It is dates back at least 2000 years ago in the Talmud.
Comment by Anonymous — June 13, 2009 @ 7:13 AM
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic book on investing
Anyone who is serious about investing in marketable securities should read this book and keep it handy as a reference guide.
Comment by Anonymous — June 13, 2009 @ 7:13 AM
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Read for Asset Allocation Planning
William Bernstein has written an excellent book on Asset Allocation. I was first introduced to the book at a local chapter of AAII.
Comment by Concrete Garden Statues — June 13, 2009 @ 7:13 AM
2.0 out of 5 stars
This book is not clear.
He tries to simplify the math. Result: Unclear explanations.
He mentions Markowitz allocation and says that the portfolio projected using historical parameters did poorly…
Comment by Anonymous — June 13, 2009 @ 7:13 AM
2.0 out of 5 stars
Does not meet expectation set in the title
From the title “How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk”. The book fell short, by quite a large margin.
Comment by Gurnam — June 13, 2009 @ 7:13 AM
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best “How To” book on Investing
This book is great from the perspective that it gives you a detailed look at historical returns using different investing methods and different asset classes.
Comment by Oran — June 13, 2009 @ 7:13 AM