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A Random Walk Down Wall Street

by Burton G. Malkiel
Investing BasicsBeginner

A long-running guide to how markets price assets, why beating them is so hard, and how an ordinary investor can build a diversified portfolio.

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You want the full argument for index investing, with the history of bubbles along the way.

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