Recommended Investment Books - Basic

Standing by his notorious claim that "a blindfolded chimpanzee throwing darts" at the NYSE listings could pick stocks as well as the Wall Street pros, Malkiel advises investors to "buy and hold" a diversified portfolio heavy on index funds that passively mirror the market, which usually out-perform actively managed funds. His witty, acerbic style and persuasive arguments will delight readers but, alas, leave Wall Street unmoved.

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1. Recommended Investment Books - Advanced (soon)
2. Asset Allocation and Diversification
3. Using Asset Allocation to make money in a Flat Market
4. Asset Allocation Review shows how asset allocation smoothes portfolio returns.

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