内容简介
Anintriguinglookathowpastmarketwisdomcanhelpyousurviveandthriveduringuncertaintimes.InWealth,War&Wisdom,legendaryWallStreetinvestorBartonBiggsrevealshowtheturningpointsofWorldWarIIintersectedwithmarketperformance,andshowshowtheselessonscanhelpthetwenty-first-centuryinvestorcomprehendourownperiloustimesaswellaschoosethebeststrategiesforthemodernmarketeconomy.Throughthesepages,Biggsskillfullydiscussestheperformanceofequitiesinbothvictoriousanddefeatedcountries,examineshowindividualspreservedtheirwealthdespitetheongoingbattles,andexploreswhetherornotpublicequitieswereabletoincreaseinvalueandserveasawealthpreserver.Biggsalsolooksathowotherassets,includingrealestateandgold,faredduringthisdynamicanddevastatingperiod,andoffersvaluableinsightsonpreservingone'swealthforfuturegenerations.Withclear,conciseprose,Biggs.*Revealshowtheinvestmentinsightsoftrulytryingtimescanbeprofitablyappliedtomoderndayinvestmentendeavors*FollowstheperformanceofglobalmarketsagainstthebackdropofWorldWarII*Offersmanyrelevantlessons-aboutlife,politics,financialmarkets,wealth,andsurvival-thatcanhelpyouthriveinthefaceofadversityWealth,War&Wisdomcontainsessentialinsightsthatwillhelpyounavigatemodernfinancialmarketsduringtheuncertaintimesthatwillincreasinglydefinethisnewcentury.
作者简介
BartonBiggsspentthirtyyearsatMorganStanley.Inthattime,heformedthefirm’snumberone-rankedresearchdepartment,builtupitsinvestmentmanagementbusiness,andservedaschairmanoftheinvestmentmanagementfirm.Atvarioustimesduringthisperiod,hewasrankedasthenumber-oneU.S.investmentstrategistbytheInstitutionalInvestormagazinepollandthen,from1996to2003,asthenumber-oneglobalstrategist.Hewasalsoamemberofthefive-manexecutivecommitteethatranthefirmuntilitsmergerwithDeanWitterin1996.In2003,BiggsleftMorganStanleyand,withtwoothercolleagues,formedTraxisPartners.Traxisnowhaswelloverabilliondollarsunderitsmanagement.Biggs’spreviousbook,Hedgehogging,wasalsopublishedbyWileyandisaninternationalsuccess.