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Against the Gods

The Remarkable Story of Risk

By: Peter L. Bernstein

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Against the Gods

The Remarkable Story of Risk

By: Peter L. Bernstein

A Business Week, New York Times Business, and USA Today Bestseller "Ambitious and readable . . . an engaging introduction to the oddsmakers, whom Bernstein regards as true humanists helping to release mankind from the choke holds of superstition and fatalism." —The New York Times "An extraordinarily entertaining and informative book." —The Wall Street Journal "A lively panoramic book . . . Against the Gods sets up an ambitious premise and then delivers on it." —Business Week "Deserves to be, and surely will be, widely read." —The Economist "[A] challenging book, one that may change forever the way people think about the world." —Worth "No one else could have written a book of such central importance with so much charm and excitement." —Robert Heilbroner author, The Worldly Philosophers "With his wonderful knowledge of the history and current manifestations of risk, Peter Bernstein brings us Against the Gods. Nothing like it will come out of the financial world this year or ever. I speak carefully: no one should miss it." —John Kenneth Galbraith Professor of Economics Emeritus, Harvard University In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society, Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past. Against the Gods chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management that are available to us today. "An extremely readable history of risk." —Barron's "Fascinating . . . this challenging volume will help you understand the uncertainties that every investor must face." —Money "A singular achievement." —Times Literary Supplement "There's a growing market for savants who can render the recondite intelligibly-witness Stephen Jay Gould (natural history), Oliver Sacks (disease), Richard Dawkins (heredity), James Gleick (physics), Paul Krugman (economics)-and Bernstein would mingle well in their company." —The Australian

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471295639

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9780471295631

Economist on Wall Street (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

Notes on the Sanctity of Gold, the Value of Money, the Security of Investments, and Other Delusions

By: Peter L. Bernstein

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Economist on Wall Street (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

Notes on the Sanctity of Gold, the Value of Money, the Security of Investments, and Other Delusions

By: Peter L. Bernstein

One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, Peter Bernstein has the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. Now, with classic titles such as Economist on Wall Street, A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold, and The Price of Prosperity—which have forewords by financial luminaries and new introductions by the author—you can enjoy some of the best of Bernstein in his earlier Wall Street days. Peter Bernstein's Economist on Wall Street is a collection of writings from 1955 to 1970. The book is especially interesting because so many of Bernstein's observations reflect the most important issues of the present—the outlook for inflation and its control, the intricacies of monetary policy, the future of the dollar, and the dilemmas of household finances. Bernstein was also concerned with developments in portfolio management, including the new influence of institutional investors and rules for optimal asset mixes. He provides light touches, too, as he indulges in fantasies and philosophical musings over a wide variety of topics. With so many years of hindsight, we should not be surprised to find some of Bernstein's predictions running awry. But why? In each instance, these forecasts were biased by memories of the past. There is a big lesson to be learned there. Economist on Wall Street is a remarkable book, with lasting relevance and keen insights into the art of investment management, the capital markets, gold and the dollar, and the fun of being alive.

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0470435194

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9780470435199

A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

By: Peter L. Bernstein

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A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

By: Peter L. Bernstein

One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, Peter Bernstein has the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. Now, with classic titles such as Economist on Wall Street, A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold, and The Price of Prosperity—which have forewords by financial luminaries and new introductions by the author—you can enjoy some of the best of Bernstein in his earlier Wall Street days. With the proliferation of financial instruments, new areas of instability, and innovative capital market strategies, many economists and investors have lost sight of the fundamentals of the financial system—its strengths as well as its weaknesses. A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold takes you back to the beginning and sorts out all the pieces. Peter Bernstein skillfully addresses how and why commercial banks lend and invest, where money comes from, how it moves from hand to hand, and the critical role of interest rates. He explores the Federal Reserve System and the consequences of the Fed's actions on the overall economy. But this book is not just about the past. Bernstein's novel perspective on gold and the dollar is critical for today's decision makers, as he provides extensive views on the future of money, banking, and gold in the world economy. This illuminating story about the heart of our economic system is essential reading at a time when developments in finance are more important than ever.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470435208

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9780470435205

Capital Ideas

The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street

By: Peter L. Bernstein

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Capital Ideas

The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street

By: Peter L. Bernstein

Capital Ideas traces the origins of modern Wall Street, from the pioneering work of early scholars and the development of new theories in risk, valuation, and investment returns, to the actual implementation of these theories in the real world of investment management. Bernstein brings to life a variety of brilliant academics who have contributed to modern investment theory over the years: Louis Bachelier, Harry Markowitz, William Sharpe, Fischer Black, Myron Scholes, Robert Merton, Franco Modigliani, and Merton Miller. Filled with in-depth insights and timeless advice, Capital Ideas reveals how the unique contributions of these talented individuals profoundly changed the practice of investment management as we know it today.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118523989

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The Fascinating World of Reality

Looking at the Future, Remembering the Past

By: Peter L. Bernstein

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The Fascinating World of Reality

Looking at the Future, Remembering the Past

By: Peter L. Bernstein

Financial lessons from one of the finest minds in finance, the late Peter Bernstein Recent events in the financial markets and economy underscore the importance of risk, opportunity, and proper decision making in finance. Nobody understood these concepts better than the late Peter Bernstein, and now, with The Fascinating World of Reality, he shares his years of experience with you. Drawn from Bernstein's informative Economics and Portfolio Strategy newsletter, the essays found in this book will provide you with expert guidance in navigating today's turbulent markets. Engaging and accessible, these essays clearly illuminate how Bernstein dealt with the tensions between the real economy, the principles of investing, and having to make real-world investing decisions on behalf of clients. Essays are drawn from a variety of periods including the inflationary market of the late 1970s, the bull market of the 1980s, the tech boom of the 1990s, and the financial crisis of 2008 Reveals how Bernstein measured risk and adjusted his investment holdings accordingly Provides a new view into Bernstein's application of enduring investment principles as he confronted various economic and investment environments The Fascinating World of Reality offers the invaluable experiences and insights of one of the finest minds in finance, and shows you how to cope with today's changing economic and financial landscape.

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Wiley

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0470932325

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Economist on Wall Street (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

Notes on the Sanctity of Gold, the Value of Money, the Security of Investments, and Other Delusions

By: Peter L. Bernstein

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Economist on Wall Street (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

Notes on the Sanctity of Gold, the Value of Money, the Security of Investments, and Other Delusions

By: Peter L. Bernstein

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A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

By: Peter L. Bernstein

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A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

By: Peter L. Bernstein

One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, Peter Bernstein has the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. Now, with classic titles such as Economist on Wall Street, A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold, and The Price of Prosperity—which have forewords by financial luminaries and new introductions by the author—you can enjoy some of the best of Bernstein in his earlier Wall Street days. With the proliferation of financial instruments, new areas of instability, and innovative capital market strategies, many economists and investors have lost sight of the fundamentals of the financial system—its strengths as well as its weaknesses. A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold takes you back to the beginning and sorts out all the pieces. Peter Bernstein skillfully addresses how and why commercial banks lend and invest, where money comes from, how it moves from hand to hand, and the critical role of interest rates. He explores the Federal Reserve System and the consequences of the Fed's actions on the overall economy. But this book is not just about the past. Bernstein's novel perspective on gold and the dollar is critical for today's decision makers, as he provides extensive views on the future of money, banking, and gold in the world economy. This illuminating story about the heart of our economic system is essential reading at a time when developments in finance are more important than ever.

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Peter L. Bernstein Classics Collection

Capital Ideas, Against the Gods, The Power of Gold and Capital Ideas Evolving

By: Peter L. Bernstein

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Peter L. Bernstein Classics Collection

Capital Ideas, Against the Gods, The Power of Gold and Capital Ideas Evolving

By: Peter L. Bernstein

A classic collection of titles from one of the world's greatest financial writers One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, the late Peter Bernstein had the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. Now, with the Peter L. Bernstein Classics Collection e-bundle, you will be able to enjoy some of the most important and critically acclaimed books by this engaging investment writer—Capital Ideas, Against the Gods, The Power of Gold, and Capital Ideas Evolving. Capital Ideas and Capital Ideas Evolving traces the origins of modern Wall Street, from the pioneering work of early scholars and the development of new theories in risk, valuation, and investment returns, to the actual implementation of these theories in the real world of investment management Against the Gods skillfully explores one of the most profound issues of our time—the role of risk in our society—in a non-technical and accessible style The Power of Gold tells the story of how history's most coveted, celebrated, and inglorious asset has inspired romantic myths, daring explorations, and titanic struggles for money and power Engaging and informative, Peter L. Bernstein Classics Collection puts the insights of one of the greatest financial writers of our time at your fingertips.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118519566

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9781118519561

Streetwise

The Best of the Journal of Portfolio Management

By: Peter L. Bernstein,Frank J. Fabozzi

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Streetwise

The Best of the Journal of Portfolio Management

By: Peter L. Bernstein,Frank J. Fabozzi

Economist and money manager Peter Bernstein sought to encourage this exchange when, in 1974, he founded The Journal of Portfolio Management (JPM).

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Princeton University Press

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0691011281

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9780691011288

Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation

By: Peter L. Bernstein

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Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation

By: Peter L. Bernstein

The building of the Erie Canal, like the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Panama Canal, is one of the greatest and most riveting stories of American ingenuity. Best-selling author Peter Bernstein presents the story of the canal's construction against the larger tableau of America in the first quarter-century of the 1800s. Examining the social, political, and economic ramifications of this mammoth project, Bernstein demonstrates how the canal's creation helped prevent the dismemberment of the American empire and knit the sinews of the American industrial revolution. Featuring a rich cast of characters, including not only political visionaries like Washington, Jefferson, van Buren, and the architect's most powerful champion, Governor DeWitt Clinton, but also a huge platoon of Irish diggers as well as the canal's first travelers, Wedding of the Waters reveals that the twenty-first-century themes of urbanization, economic growth, and globalization can all be traced to the first great macroengineering venture of American history.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393327957

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9780393327953

The Debt and the Deficit

False Alarms/real Possibilities

By: Robert L. Heilbroner,Peter L. Bernstein

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The Debt and the Deficit

False Alarms/real Possibilities

By: Robert L. Heilbroner,Peter L. Bernstein

Explains the national debt and deficit, and outlines the good and bad sides of deficit spending

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W W Norton & Company Incorporated

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0393306119

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9780393306118

Expectations Investing

Reading Stock Prices for Better Returns

By: Alfred Rappaport,Michael J. Mauboussin

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Expectations Investing

Reading Stock Prices for Better Returns

By: Alfred Rappaport,Michael J. Mauboussin

Expectations Investing offers a unique and powerful alternative for identifying value-price gaps. Rappaport and Mauboussin provide everything the reader needs to utilize the discounted cash flow model successfully. And they add an important twist: they suggest that rather than forecasting cash flows, investors should begin by estimating the expectations embedded in a company's stock price. An investor who has a fix on the market's expectations can then assess the likelihood of expectations revisions. To help investors anticipate such revisions, Rappaport and Mauboussin introduce an "expectations infrastructure" framework for tracing the process of value creation from the basic economic forces that shape a company's performance to the resulting impact on sales, costs, and investment. Investors who use Expectations Investing will have a fundamentally new way to evaluate all stocks, setting them on the path to success. Managers will be able to use the book to devise, adjust, and communicate their company's strategy in light of shareholder expectations.

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Harvard Business Review Press

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1633691527

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9781633691520

High Wire

The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families

By: Peter Gosselin

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High Wire

The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families

By: Peter Gosselin

Peter Gosselin predicted in High Wire that the American worker would take on an exceedingly high level of risk in the American economy, and would be ever more exposed to the volatility of the market. Today, Gosselin's worst fears have been realized. American families are walking a high wire in which a medical crisis, a natural disaster, or the loss of a job could send them into free fall. And as the housing crisis worsens and banks and insurers collapse, many have already fallen. High Wire reveals the quiet corrosion of American living standards and shows how the “ownership society” has turned into the “on-your-own society”—with devastating consequences.

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Basic Books

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0465013791

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Book's by Peter L Bernstein

Against the Gods

Against the Gods

Economist on Wall Street (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

Economist on Wall Street (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

Capital Ideas

Capital Ideas

The Fascinating World of Reality

The Fascinating World of Reality

Economist on Wall Street (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

Economist on Wall Street (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

Peter L. Bernstein Classics Collection

Peter L. Bernstein Classics Collection

Streetwise

Streetwise

Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation

Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation

The Debt and the Deficit

The Debt and the Deficit

Expectations Investing

Expectations Investing

High Wire

High Wire

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