The Unbeatable Market: Taking the Indexing Path to Financial Peace of Mind [Hardcover]

Ron Ross Ph.D (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0972223002 | ISBN-13: 978-0972223003 | Publication Date: September 10, 2002

With this book learn how to avoid the active management scam that can cost plenty and eat into the retirement nest egg. Ross counsels on giving up on all those beat-the-market strategies pushed by Wall Street whiz kids. This book will set the reader on the safe road to investment efficiency and enhanced financial peace of mind.

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About the Author

A former professor of economics, Ron Ross Ph.D. has spent more than 20 years providing investment advice to major pension plans, trustees, and individuals. Author of a popular financial advice column, Ross has the rare ability to make even the most complex economic concepts intelligible for the general public.

Ross lives in Eureka, California where he serves as a Certified Financial Planner and investment advisor with Premier Financial Group. When not working with clients or writing, he enjoys golf and long runs in the redwoods.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 260 pages
• Publisher: George Ross (September 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972223002
• ISBN-13: 978-0972223003
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #665,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars clear and persuasive, November 8, 2002

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C. Holland "erigena" (california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Unbeatable Market: Taking the Indexing Path to Financial Peace of Mind (Hardcover)

nobody can beat the market consistently, ron ross says, and so nobody should really try. go with the market and you'll stay solvent even in the worst of times. in clear, intelligent english, backing every argument with lots of evidence, ron ross, once a professor of economics and now an investment adviser, provides an overview of modern investment theory that actually makes sense. if the last couple of years have blown your confidence in the stock market, this book will restore your faith.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars terrific read, January 8, 2003

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Larry "avid reader" (St. Louis, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unbeatable Market: Taking the Indexing Path to Financial Peace of Mind (Hardcover)

I am an author of three books on Modern Portfolio Theory and as the director of research for an investment advisory firm I read many books on investing every year---this is one of the best books I have read in recent years, doing a great job of explaining why the markets are efficient. Ron is an excellent teacher, using simple analogies to make often difficult concepts easy to understand.
Anyone interested in learning how the market really works, and not how Wall Street wants and needs you to believe it works, (and that should be everyone)should read this book

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the Best, August 4, 2003

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Just My Opinion (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unbeatable Market: Taking the Indexing Path to Financial Peace of Mind (Hardcover)

Wow, this book is simply a must have. I am the holder of an MBA, and am currently researching various aspects of passive investing towards a Ph.D, so am very familiar with the terrain. I bought the book thinking that it would trot out the same old arguments in favour of indexing. Prof. Ross does this, but in a manner that is lucid, unique in its approach and totally convincing. He does not pull his punches, and truly has a remarkable knack of conveying his message in a manner that makes the subject appealing. Even if you do not subscribe to the passive investing philosophy it would do you good to buy the book as it will challenge your existing thinking. If you are one of those that has been burnt by recent market events I encourage you to buy this book first before all others. The next in line would be Four Pillars by William Bernstein.