How Long to Read An Analysis of Burton G. Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street

How Long Does it Take to Read An Analysis of Burton G. Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read An Analysis of Burton G. Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Nicholas Burton

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Burton Malkiel’s 1973 A Random Walk Down Wall Street was an explosive contribution to debates about how to reap a good return on investing in stocks and shares. Reissued and updated many times since, Malkiel’s text remains an indispensable contribution to the world of investment strategy – one that continues to cause controversy among investment professionals today. At the book’s heart lies a simple question of evaluation: just how successful are investment experts? The financial world was, and is, full of people who claim to have the knowledge and expertise to outperform the markets, and produce larger gains for investors as a result of their knowledge. But how successful, Malkiel asked, are they really? Via careful evaluations of performance – looking at those who invested via ‘technical analysis’ and ‘fundamental analysis’ – he was able to challenge the adequacy of many of the claims made for analysts’ success. Malkiel found the major active investment strategies to be significantly flawed. Where actively managed funds posted big gains one year, they seemingly inevitably posted below average gains in succeeding years. By evaluating the figures over the medium and long term, indeed, Malkiel discovered that actively-managed funds did far worse on average than those that passively followed the general market index. Though many investment professionals still argue against Malkiel’s influential findings, his exploration of the strengths and weaknesses of the argument for believing investors’ claims provides strong evidence that his own passive strategy wins out overall.

How long is An Analysis of Burton G. Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street?

An Analysis of Burton G. Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Nicholas Burton is 78 pages long, and a total of 20,124 words.

This makes it 26% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read An Analysis of Burton G. Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read An Analysis of Burton G. Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street aloud.

What Reading Level is An Analysis of Burton G. Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street?

An Analysis of Burton G. Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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