Books

The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need: Index Mutual Funds and Beyond - The Way Smart Money Invests Today

 
Larry E. Swedroe
Hardcover
Truman Tally Books
St. Martin's Press
New York

An easy read that is very informative about the benefits of index fund investing and discusses some of the strategies implemented by Cedarwinds.

 


Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment

 
David F. Swensen
Hardcover - 2005
Free Press; A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

This book offers incontrovertible evidence that active management and the mutual fund industry consistently fails the average investor.

 


The Intelligent Asset Allocation:  How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk 

William J. Bernstein
Hardcover - 206 pages (September 22, 2000)
McGraw Hill Text; ISBN:  0071362363
 

An excellent book on the benefits of asset class diversification.  May be too technical for some, but well worth the effort.


 


A Random Walk Down Wall Street

Burton G. Malkiel
W. W. Norton
New York - London
 

"A classic . . . has set thousands of investors on a straight path since it was first published . . . Even if you read the book then a refresher course is in order."  --Chicago Tribune


What Wall Street Doesn't Want You To Know

Larry E. Swedroe

Hardcover
Truman Tally Books
St. Martin's Press
New York

"Once you're convinced by the powerful case the author has made, he then offers seven steps to playing a winner's game. The diagnosis is right on the mark, and his essential prescription -- rely on portfolio construction, index funds, broad diversification, minimal costs and taxes, risk control, and time -- also comes close to the center of the target: the optimal accumulation of your financial wealth." -- John C. Bogle, founder and former chairman of The Vanguard Group


 


Winning the Loser's Game:  Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing

Charles D. Ellis
4th Edition
Hardcover, 144 pages
McGraw-Hill Trade; (March 14, 2002)

An update of a small, but powerful, book on developing an appropriate investment strategy for your portfolio. Ellis is an elder statesman in the investment business and is highly respected for his common sense and honesty. He ranks right up there with John Bogle, of the Vanguard Group, on the integrity scale. Take time to read and reread this book!


Four Pillars of Investing

William Bernstein, MD PhD
Hardcover, 2002
McGraw - Hill

From the foundations of classic financial theory to the practicalities of assembling an effective portfolio, The Four Pillars of Investing covers the four fundamental topics that every investor must understand -- and presents an easy-to-follow, step-by-step program for achieving long-term investing success.


Common Sense on Mutual Funds

John C. Bogle
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
New York

"Cogent, honest and hard-hitting--a must read for every investor."  --Warren E. Buffett

 


Index Mutual Funds

W. Scott Simon
Hardcover
Namborn, 1998

Recent fluctuations aside, the stock market continues its seemingly inexorable ascent; declines have always righted themselves over time. For investors who believe this will continue, Simon argues that the safest and surest way to participate in the market is to put money into index mutual funds. --David Rouse


Asset Allocation:  Balancing Financial Risk

Roger C. Gibson
McGraw-Hill, 2000

Financial experts agree:  Asset allocation is the key strategies for maintaining a consistent yet superior rate of investment return.  Now, Roger GIbson's Asset Allocation--the bestselling reference book on this popular subject for a decade--has been updated to keep pace with the latest developments and findings.


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