Book Reviews
Stephen Foerster, CFA, extracts lessons from exceptional episodes in financial history that ordinary investors and seasoned professionals alike can put to profitable use. The bonus is that you'll be entertained from start to finish.
This engaging book is simultaneously memorable and humorous. The numerous sports analogies will have you smiling as you absorb Larry Swedroe's unforgettable investment precepts.
Daniel Peris's new book advises investors that the tide is about to turn: favor dividends over share growth alone.
Investment decision makers will derive both pleasure and professional enrichment from Jennifer Burns's Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative.
Should history teach or merely inform? This question lies at the heart of Markets in Chaos, a broad yet succinct historical overview of macroeconomic crises around the world and across time.
William J. Bernstein provides a comprehensive guide that offers important insights and practical strategies for creating and maintaining a successful investment portfolio.
Mark J. Higgins, CFA, CFP's epic book offers invaluable context for forecasting the direction of the economy and the market.
The rerelease of Charlie Munger’s bountiful wit and wisdom is a celebration of nearly a century of success and deserves to be at the top of our reading lists.
Brendan Ballou presents a meta-analysis of the worst of private equity investment practices, thus compelling investors to take a deeper look into their illiquid private equity commitments.
The PE playbook is always the same: Borrow money to acquire the firm, saddle it with debt, and extract exorbitant management fees.