Most Popular Books by Burton Gordon Malkiel

A "classic (that) has set thousands of investors on a straight path since it was first published" ("Chicago Tribune"), this gimmick-free, irreverent, and vastly informative guide shows how to navigate the turbulence on Wall Street and beat the pros at their own game.

An introduction the the basics of investing presents ten rules designed to promote long-term financial success and security.

Can expectations alone explain the yield differentials among bonds of different maturities? To what extend do attitudes toward risk and transactions costs influence the behavior of bond investors? Is it possible for the Federal Reserve to "twist" the interest-rate structure in accordance with its policy objectives? These are among the questions treated. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The authors seek to provide the reader with the information they need to profit from the explosive economic growth expected in developing countries in the coming years, covering money making investments into the twenty first century.

The author of "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" explains why and how the Chinese economy is poised for significant gains in the near future. It highlights not only Chinese firms and industries but also multinationals in the U.S. and elsewhere that are likely to benefit from China's explosive growth.

Contending that the eighties will be a boom period for the stock market, Malkiel, a noted economist, suggests that the best investment strategy for overcoming double-digit inflation is the common stock