The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

William Bernstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 23, 2003

This book presents an easy-to-follow, step-by-step program for achieving long-term investing success.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: America Media International; Abridged edition (September 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932378014
• ISBN-13: 978-1932378016
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,388,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From an Information hound, March 28, 2006

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Information Hound "da Big H" (Warren, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio (Audio CD)

Read this book as I was researching the topic of Index-funds. I have to say the first section has excellent historical perspective, to start your understanding of why Index funds are statistically more of a sure thing, than most mutual funds. The book should be a "MUST READ' for all beginners, AND to anyone who has spent any time investing and scratching their head wondering why they're not doing better. There's a reason - your part of 'the Market', which is made of both winners and losers. I get the idea that I'll be going back to this book from time to time, as a way to remind me of all the things I've forgotten along the way. A solid 4, maybe even 5 stars... enjoy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Four Pillars, April 17, 2006

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Discover - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio (Audio CD)

The "Four Pillars of Investing" CD was very useful. Very easy to follow the basic fundamentals of investing. Explored some complex issues but broke each idea down to its most fundamental form. Well worth listening to for the beginner or intermediate investor.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Preaching the gospel of indexing, January 2, 2008

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Ken Kardash (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio (Audio CD)

This is an excellent overview for anyone beginning to invest or who has become disillusioned with active investing. It does a solid job of arguing the merits of asset allocation and index investing as a worry-free means to long-term financial security. I felt the most original part of the book and one of its most useful was the scathing but accurate indictment of financial journalism. As the author admits at the outset, this material is rather dry despite his attempts to inject some wit, but is truly valuable.
My only criticism is that, in terms of winning converts to this unexciting but intelligent approach to investing, the same objective has already been achieved more concisely, entertainingly and convincingly by the original works of John Bogle (Bogle on Mutual Funds, for example), whose contributions are glowingly acknowledged here.