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Taming the Beast: Wall Street's Imperfect Answers to Making Money by Larry Light

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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Publication Date
2011-07-05
Pages
276
ISBN
9780470602157

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0470602155
ISBN-13
9780470602157
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99713658

Product Key Features

Book Title
Taming the Beast : Wall Street's Imperfect Answers to Making Money
Number of Pages
275 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Investments & Securities / Portfolio Management, Investments & Securities / Analysis & Trading Strategies, General, Investments & Securities / General
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Business & Economics
Author
Larry Light
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-002033
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
332.6
Synopsis
A compelling financial narrative on flexible strategies investors can use to protect their assets Which is the best strategy for protecting your investments? Value investing? Indexing? Hedging? Growth investing? Asset allocation? It all depends upon the market because, although Wall Street has tried time and time again to devise a single system to tame the beast, the only thing that's constant about the market is that it's always changing and no one system will work perfectly to protect your assets each and every time. Taming the Beast: Wall Street's Imperfect Answers to Making Money presents the various strategies, and shows you how the best strategy is to be both flexible and nimble. Details the origins and evolutions of Wall Street's most popular trading strategies Describes who originated the strategy, and those who contributed to it Analyzes each strategy's strengths and weaknesses As Benjamin Graham noted in the 1930s, investors would be well advised to avoid getting mired in one set of beliefs. Times change, and so do markets. The key is to be flexible. Taming the Beast shows you how., PRAISE FOR TAMING THE BEAST "Larry Light has been reporting on and writing about Wall Streetand its players for many years, and that experience is clearlyevident in this well written, highly readable book. Larry takes thereader through the various investment strategies that fueled thebig bull and bear markets of the past several decades,analyzes their strengths and weaknesses, and provides more thanenough information to allow investors big and small to makeintelligent choices about how best to manage their own portfoliosin these turbulent times." A. GARY SHILLING, President, A.Gary Shiling && Co., Inc. "Larry Light's Taming the Beast is one of the best booksyet that helps explain the growth and history of the financialmarkets over the past thirty years. The book deserves space onone's bookshelf as it offers an excellent history lesson for boththe experienced and novice investor." JEFFREY RUBIN, Directorof Research, Birinyi Associates, Inc. "Larry Light's Taming the Beast is a firstratecontemporary read on making money in a variety of markets in thepostcrash era." DAVD N. DREMAN, Chairman and ManagingDirector, Dreman Value Management, LLC
LC Classification Number
HG4910

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