Overview
What, if anything, do the most spectacular, high-performanceperiods of the twentieth-century stock market have in common? Andmost importantly: Can we predict when they will occur again?
In this fascinating investigation, acclaimed author and financialauthority Martin S. Fridson probes the past, leading anexhilarating tour through each of the twentieth-century stockmarket's golden years. Illuminating, entertaining, and rich inhistorical anecdotes, Fridson's book treats us to the opinions andinvestment strategies of some of the most prominent and intriguingfigures on the scene.
"Timely, informative, and highly readable . . . It Was a Very GoodYear offers wonderful insights into the years that providedspectacular gains in the past. There are important lessons in thisbook for all investors."-Henry Kaufman, President, Henry Kaufman& Company, Inc.
"A useful and extremely entertaining book. It's loaded withfascinating stock market lore and helpful investment approaches. Ilearned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed myself along the way."-ByronR. Wien, Managing Director, Investment Strategist for U.S.Equities, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
"Financial history with a purpose-it is a Very Good Book."-JamesGrant, Editor, Grant's Interest Rate Observer
"With this book, Marty Fridson joins the ranks of the must-readeconomic and financial historians. He is that rare combination ofscholar, wit, raconteur, and man with an eye on the bottom line.Read it for amusement, education, or profit. You can't lose."-BenStein, writer, law professor at Pepperdine University and host ofWin Ben Stein's Money
In this fascinating investigation, acclaimed author and financialauthority Martin S. Fridson probes the past, leading anexhilarating tour through each of the twentieth-century stockmarket's golden years. Illuminating, entertaining, and rich inhistorical anecdotes, Fridson's book treats us to the opinions andinvestment strategies of some of the most prominent and intriguingfigures on the scene.
"Timely, informative, and highly readable . . . It Was a Very GoodYear offers wonderful insights into the years that providedspectacular gains in the past. There are important lessons in thisbook for all investors."-Henry Kaufman, President, Henry Kaufman& Company, Inc.
"A useful and extremely entertaining book. It's loaded withfascinating stock market lore and helpful investment approaches. Ilearned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed myself along the way."-ByronR. Wien, Managing Director, Investment Strategist for U.S.Equities, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
"Financial history with a purpose-it is a Very Good Book."-JamesGrant, Editor, Grant's Interest Rate Observer
"With this book, Marty Fridson joins the ranks of the must-readeconomic and financial historians. He is that rare combination ofscholar, wit, raconteur, and man with an eye on the bottom line.Read it for amusement, education, or profit. You can't lose."-BenStein, writer, law professor at Pepperdine University and host ofWin Ben Stein's Money
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