An Analysis of Burton G. Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street

ISBN-13: 9781912302284 / Twarda / 2018 / 96 str.

Nicholas Burton

Opis

A critical analysis of Burton Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street (1973), an explosive and indispensable contribution to debates about how to reap a good return on investing in stocks and shares. At the book's heart lies a simple question of evaluation: just how successful are investment experts?

Spis treści

Ways In to the Text  Who is Burton G. Malkiel?  What does A Random Walk Down Wall Street Say?  Why does A Random Walk Down Wall Street Matter?  Section 1: Influences  Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  Module 2: Academic Context  Module 3: The Problem  Module 4: The Author's Contribution  Section 2: Ideas  Module 5: Main Ideas  Module 6: Secondary Ideas  Module 7: Achievement  Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  Section 3: Impact  Module 9: The First Responses  Module 10: The Evolving Debate  Module 11: Impact and Influence Today  Module 12: Where Next?  Glossary of Terms  People Mentioned in the Text  Works Cited

O autorze

Nicholas Burton