The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio Audiobook (Unabridged)

" This was an excellent introductory book to investing. It explains some basic history of the financial systems and markets, mutual funds and why you should stay away, the benefits of investing in index funds, asset allocation, and many other things. It's an easy read and you come away feeling very informed. "

" I really enjoyed this book, but think I would have been a bit lost if I hadn't read some other basic investing books beforehand, not tons, just a couple like a Dummies Guide, or Bogle's Little Book...,etc. Wonderfully full of academic research and examples of index investing. "

" Well . . . not exactly a literary masterpiece, but this is an extremely well-written and readable primer on long-term investing that I wish I had read twenty years ago . . . I will recommend it to my friends who are managing retirement portfolios, and to my children who haven't even thought about saving money for retirement yet. "

" One of the best books written on investing. "

" A great overview of smart investing and avoiding sheep-like behavior. "

" Bernstein is a former medical doctor who decided that it was somehow easier to bring common sense and intellectual flair to personal finance than perform neurosurgery. Fortunately for him, most of the readers will probably already be adherents to the Vanguard/Boglehead philosophy of investing: keep costs low, favor a passive strategy employing index funds where possible, and live well within your means. "

" I think of this as the simplified, application oriented version of A Random Walk Down Wall Street. It was decent, but a Random Wall will give you more background and a deeper inside into the suggested strategy. "

" Definitely recommended if you want to become rich. Joking aside, very sound investment advice delivered in a very readable form. "

" Great Investment Book. "

" Rock solid advise. I learned a lot from this book. The strategy was explained well and it challenged me to further my financial learning. "

" If you're interested in learning more about the arguments/theories/practices behind asset allocation investing, then this is a great read. "

" very good book that is easy to understand. "

" Very good book for the average person/investor. Bernstein will convince you not to pick stock on your own. "

" A bit dense, but not overwhelmingly so. Definitely written for those without a finance background, but helps to read in small chunks. A great overall picture of investing that dips pretty seriously into the easily digested technical/historical stuff. "

" A masterpiece. Worth every cent in gold. Go and buy this book! "

" Dense book I am studying closely to understand. Historical perspective helpful. Wish I had read it earlier. "

" A must read classic. Unfortunately the 'new edition' is the old edition with a brief appendix "

" The mutual fund industry is screwing us big time. Read this book, and his earlier one, The Intelligent Asset Allocator, to get the real story and what you can do to become a smarter investor. "

" Definitely not for the faint of heart - some chapters are a bit technical. But very educational and worth reading. "

" Great common-sense guidelines for investing. Here is a summary: 1) What goes up must come down. 2) There is no reward without risk. 3) You are your own worst enemy. 4) No, actually your broker is your worst enemy. "

" This was a great book. The first section was tough to get through but it was necessary to make it through to understand the whole premise. Recommend it and I plan to use it for investment advice. "

" Well, after reading this one, I didn't feel the need to read more than a few articles further before settling on my long-term investment strategy, so I guess that's a good measure of how it impressed me. Doesn't cover a ton of topics, but it covered the ones I was interested in. "

" I read everything this guy writes. If you want to be independent and NOT rely on The Communist Party to support your life and retirement, then maybe you should read them to? "