Customer Review: Absolutely terrific review of the various alternative asset classes. A great complement to books like the 4 Pillars by William Bernstein.
Customer Review: The book was not any close to the quality that I was expecting. Title sounds very promising, but everything that was mentioned in there was too basic.
Customer Review: An oversimplified, biased, self-serving book on asset allocation and passive investing. Swedroe quotes Warren Buffett, but Buffett has made it abundantly clear that he is NOT a believer in the modern portfolio theory (MPT). MPT is the foundation upon which Swedroe and other passive investment... more info
Customer Review: First the good. The book's main point is that broad broad diversification is the best way to invest. Broad enough to include small cap foreign passive investments, along with a bunch of domestic passive equity investments. The trouble is that one gets the sense that only Mr. Buffet has ever... more info
Customer Review: Okay, so the book is long and towards the end I already got the picture. However with 52 mistakes in the book (one for every week of the year), you are bound to find at least a few that you're prone to. Some of them might even surprise you, because it points to something you didn't think about.more info
Customer Review: Pre-2000 meltdown, I had control of $75k in an IRA. I watched and believed I could join all those people making so much before the Internet bubble burst. After the burst, my bubble dropped all the way down to $42k. Man, am I a great investor or what? Then, I read this book. Sold all the stock that... more info
Customer Review: Larry Swedroe does a great job explaining the concept of the Modern Portfolio Theory and using index funds in a passive way opposed to a fund dependent on a manager. The first part of the book supports why an investor should avoid the trade magazines,newsletters,and MR. "I know it all" who ends... more info
