CFA Institute: Book Reviews: Table of Contents

Active Value Investing: Making Money in Range-Bound Markets (a review)

cfapubs@cfainstitute.org (Martin S. Fridson et al) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:54:17 GMT

Book Reviews Feb 2008, Vol. 3, No. 1: 1-1.
This well-organized, clearly written how-to book deserves a read because of its unconventional insights into long-run stock market returns, but its stock selection methodology has limited usefulness for investment professionals.

Anatomy of the Bear: Lessons from Wall Street’s Four Great Bottoms (a review)

cfapubs@cfainstitute.org (Ronald L. Moy et al) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:54:17 GMT

Book Reviews Feb 2008, Vol. 3, No. 1: 1-1.
The author of this interesting book weaves together historical events with investor sentiment surrounding the great market bottoms of August 1921, July 1932, June 1949, and August 1982 and provides insights that are useful in ...

Full of Bull: Do What Wall Street Does, Not What It Says, to Make Money in the Market (a review)

cfapubs@cfainstitute.org (Martin S. Fridson et al) — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:43:57 GMT

Book Reviews Feb 2008, Vol. 3, No. 1: 1-1.
From his 32 years as a technology stock analyst, Stephen McClellan passes on nuggets of worldly wisdom, recommends qualitative criteria based on experience (i.e., judgment), and calls for upgrading research standards. Although ...

Plight of the Fortune Tellers: Why We Need to Manage Financial Risk Differently (a review)

cfapubs@cfainstitute.org (James Jackson et al) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:53:07 GMT

Book Reviews Feb 2008, Vol. 3, No. 1: 1-1.
Through stories, examples, theory, and practical methods, author Rebonato critiques current approaches in investment risk management, particularly value at risk, and recommends adjustments to focus on improved decision making.

The Standard & Poor’s Guide to Selecting Stocks (a review)

cfapubs@cfainstitute.org (Murad J. Antia et al) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:54:16 GMT

Book Reviews Feb 2008, Vol. 3, No. 1: 1-1.
This easy-to-comprehend and instructive book informs the reader about the numerous websites that provide (generally at no cost) screening capabilities for stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.

Your Money and Your Brain: How the New Science of Neuroeconomics Can Help Make You Rich (a review) (corrected)

cfapubs@cfainstitute.org (Martin S. Fridson et al) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:54:16 GMT

Book Reviews Feb 2008, Vol. 3, No. 1: 1-1.
This lively book introduces a promising line of inquiry into why market players act as they do. Neuroeconomics is a mixture of neuroscience, economics, and psychology that interprets seemingly irrational investment decisions as ...