A Random Walk Down Wall Street

“Talk to 10 money experts and you’re likely to hear 10 recommendations for Burton Malkiel’s classic investing book.” – The Wall Street Journal“A Random Walk has set thousands of investors on a straight path since it was first published in 1973. Even if you read the book then or more recently, a refresher course is probably in order.… A lucid mix of the theoretical and the pragmatic.” – Chicago Tribune“Not more than half a dozen really good books about investing have been written in the past fifty years. This one may well belong in the classics category.” – Forbes“Do you want to do well in the stock market? Here’s the best advice. Scrape together a few bucks and buy Burton Malkiel’s book. Then take what’s left and put it in an index fund.” – The Los Angeles Times

Burton G. Malkiel is the Chemical Bank Chairman’s Professor of Economics Emeritus at Princeton University. He is a former member of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers and dean of the Yale School of Management. He resides in New Jersey.