Investment Tips versus an Efficient Random Walk

Harold Bierman
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Harold Bierman: Cornell University, USA

Chapter 5 in The Bare Essentials of Investing:Teaching the Horse to Talk, 2007, pp 59-80 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:Flawed Investment StrategiesThe Greater Fool TheoryStop OrdersExampleBuying a Put OptionBuying and Selling OptionsConverting a Stock into a BondDollar AveragingUse of LeverageAn Investment StrategyA Contrary Investing StrategyTipsA Trip to Las VegasA Get Rich StrategyAn Efficient Random WalkThe Beta Factor (The Capital Asset Pricing Model)SummaryQuestions

Keywords: Investments; Common Stock; Bonds; Financial Securities; Taxes; Fair Security; Random Walk; Tax Deferral; Dividends (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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