Daily Archives: November 17, 2012

Book Bits | 11.17.12

Post Modern Investment: Facts and Fallacies of Growing Wealth in a Multi-Asset World
By Garry Crowder, Thomas Schneeweis, and Hossein Kazemi
Summary via publisher, Wiley
There have been a lot of big changes in the investment world over the past decade, and many long-cherished beliefs about the structures and performance of various investments no longer apply. Unfortunately the news seems not to have reached many thought leaders and investment professionals who persist in trying, and failing, to apply 20th-century thinking to 21st-century portfolio management. Nowhere is this more true than when it comes to the subject of alternative investments. Written by an all-star team of investment management experts, this book debunks common myths and misconceptions about most classes of alternative investments and offers valuable advice on how to develop investment management and asset allocation strategies consistent with the new realities of the ever-changing world of alternative investments.

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