A Random Walk Down Wall Street, written by Burton Malkiel, a Princeton economist, is an influential book on the subject of stock markets which introduced the random walk hypothesis. Malkiel argues that asset prices typically exhibit signs of random walk and that one cannot consistently outperform market averages. The book is frequently cited by those in favor of the efficient market hypothesis. As of January 2011, there have been ten editions. A ...
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street, written by Burton Malkiel, a Princeton economist, is an influential book on the subject of stock markets which introduced the random walk hypothesis. Malkiel argues that asset prices typically exhibit signs of random walk and that one cannot consistently outperform market averages. The book is frequently cited by those in favor of the efficient market hypothesis. As of January 2011, there have been ten editions. A practical popularization is The Random Walk Guide to Investing: Ten Rules for Financial Success.
Malkiel examines some popular investing techniques, including technical analysis and fundamental analysis in light of academic research studies of these methods. Through detailed analysis, he notes significant flaws in both techniques, concluding that, for most investors, following these methods will produce inferior results over passive strategies.
Malkiel has a similar critique for methods of selecting actively managed mutual funds based upon...
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