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A Random Walk Down Wall Street

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A Random Walk Down Wall Street
AuthorBurton G. Malkiel
Published1973
Pages440
Recommended2 times
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Why it’s on the listBurton Malkiel’s classic case that stock prices are largely unpredictable, and that most investors are better served by low-cost index funds than by trying to beat the market.

Where I heard about it

  • Photographed in December 2021 (Books photo album)

  • A Goldman Sachs reading list — on the firm’s recommended reading list from its careers site, under Industry Background and Flavor; shared by @F_Compounders on X, July 2025.

Connections

  • Burton Malkiel — author.
  • Goldman Sachs Recommended reading list… (tweet) — the list this came from.
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