Synopses & Reviews
The global financial crisis that erupted in 2008 exposed the flaws in many investment strategies. This book explores the controversies that surround the management of wealth, and provides guidance on how to construct investment strategies that are appropriate for each investor.
With detailed analysis, supported by data and anecdotes, it is above all a practical guide. It shows how the insights of behavioral analysis are widely reflected in investor actions, while emphasizing the importance of basing investment strategy on the principles of traditional finance. And it takes into account new research into behavioral and traditional finance, which has created new understandings of what investors want to achieve, along with their customary mistakes.
Additionally, this third fully updated and extensively revised edition includes a wide analysis of alternative investments such as art and wine.
Review
and#147;Successfully translates sophisticated academic thinking into simple, intuitive principles that can be used by both individual and institutional investors. These principles are all the more valuable as Stanyer applies them to the full range of asset classes and investment strategies available today.and#8221; and#151;John Campbell, Morton L. and Carole S. Olshan Professor of Economics, Harvard University
and#147;Over the years Iand#8217;ve had the privilege of reviewing many investment books, but this is unquestionably one of the best. Every financial planner, wealth manager, broker, investment adviser and serious individual investor owes it to themselves to carefully read this extraordinary book.and#8221; and#151;Harold Evensky, President, Evensky and Katz LLC
and#147;Peter Stanyer stands out as an extraordinarily clear thinker and he carries that clarity through to his writing in this book on, for example, hedge funds. In addition he is tremendously good at explaining what works best in establishing and adapting an investment strategy. This is a book every Chief Investment Officer should read.and#8221; and#151;Roger Urwin, Global Head of Investment Content, Towers Watson
and#147;Broad in its overview, filled with recent data and research, and clearly written, this useful guide should appeal to both experienced and new investors. The author delivers relevant, practical advice by deftly discussing both the big picture at the overall portfolio level and the nuances and institutional details at the asset class level.and#8221; and#151;Andrew Ang, Ann F. Kaplan Professor of Business, Columbia Business School, New York
and#147;Peter Stanyer has a rare gift for making advanced and seemingly esoteric ideas such as betrayal aversion or psychic returns, not just accessible but highly relevant. In addition to the help this guide will provide individual investors on what to make of all the arcana flooding from the business schools and fund managers, it is a book that provides welcome light and insight in a world in which the global financial crisis has highlighted the importance of financial education and literacy.and#8221; and#151;Steve Satchell, Fellow, Trinity College Cambridge
and#147;If you want to understand the key factors in constructing a successful investment strategy that suits you, this book will enable you to make better informed choices.and#8221; and#151;Mark Ralphs, Partner, Financial Planning Corporation LLC
Synopsis
Supported by numerous charts and detailed analysis, The Economist Guide to Investment Strategy outlines how to construct investment strategies appropriate for individual investors.
It looks at the risks and opportunities of uncomplicated strategies and it comes with wealth-warnings for those who wish to explore more sophisticated and fashionable investment approaches. It emphasizes the importance of taking into account insights from behavioral analysis as well as the principles of traditional finance. It highlights how habitual patterns of decision-making can lead any of us into costly mistakes, and it stresses how markets are most dangerous when they appear to be most rewarding.
About the Author
Peter Stanyer is an independent investment economist. He advises two UK private wealth managers and serves on the investment committees of three large UK pension funds (chairing one of them) and of a college endow- ment. He began his career as a professional economist working at the Bank of England and then the IMF, and for the past 25 years he has worked with individuals, families and institutions from around the world on investment strategy and investment risk management.
Elroy Dimson is Emeritus Professor of Finance at London Business School. He chairs the Strategy Council for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund, chairs the Policy Committee for FTSE Group and co directs the Centre for Endowment Asset Management at Cambridge Judge Business School. His publications include Triumph of the Optimists, Endowment Asset Management and the Global Investment Returns Yearbook. He has been an associate editor of Journal of Finance, Review of Finance and other journals.