What Works on Wall Street: A Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time by James P. O'Shaughnessy

Description

“The best investment book of 1996, Very likely, it will be the most influential book on investing in this decade.”-Stock Traders Almanac. “-O'Shaughnessy's conclusion that some strategies do produce consistently strong results while others underperform could shake up the investment business.”-Barron's. The New York Times and Business Week bestseller, What Works on Wall Street is now updated throughout to include the most current data available and 50 new sample portfolios. Hailed as “a great book” by Forbes, What Works on Wall Street is a must read for any investor looking to make savvy, historically informed decisions.

Editorial Review

Investors — be they aggressive or conservative, self-directed or professionally managed — are always on the lookout for an edge. And in James O'Shaughnessy's What Works on Wall Street: A Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time, they'll find a solid one: authoritative analysis of popular practices from the past. The author examines three decades of stock market data to show how 15 of the most common investment tactics have fared over time.