CITATION

Ellis, Charles. Winning the Loser's Game, 6th edition: Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing. US: McGraw-Hill, 2013.

Winning the Loser's Game, 6th edition: Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing

Authors:

Published:  June 2013

eISBN: 9780071813662 0071813667 | ISBN: 9780071813655

Book description:

The classic guide to winning on Wall Street--completely updated and expanded!

The go-to guide for anyone seeking long-term gain in the stock market, Winning the Loser's Game was referred to by the great Peter Drucker as "by far the best book on investment policy and management."

Dr. Charles Ellis, dubbed "Wall Street's Wisest Man" by Money magazine, has been showing investors for three decades how stock markets really work and what individuals can do to be sure they are long-term winners. Now, in this new edition of his investing classic, Ellis helps you succeed in a market that's becoming more unpredictable by the day.

Applying wisdom gained from half a century of advising many of the leading investment managers and securities firms around the world, Ellis explains how individual investors can avoid common traps and get on the road to investment success. With fully updated facts, charts, and figures, this new edition of Winning the Loser's Game is packed with all new material, including:

  • U.S. government bonds: Why they're no longer a safe bet for long-term investors

  • Active management: Fees are higher than ever. Are they worth it?

  • The investment management industry: They make huge profits--but how well do they serve you?

  • Behavioral economics: Know yourself--and you'll be a better investor

With Winning the Loser's Game, you have everything you need to set realistic objectives and a powerful investing strategy that will take you well into retirement.

Experts praise Winning the Loser's Game:

"Charley Ellis has been one of the most influential investment writers for decades. This classic should be required reading for both individual and institutional investors." -- BURTON MALKIEL, Author, A Random Walk Down Wall Street

"The best book about investing? The answer is simple: Winning the Loser’s Game. Using compelling data and pithy stories, Charley Ellis has captured beautifully in this new and expanded edition of his classic work the most important lessons regarding investing. In today's unforgiving environment, it's a must-read!" -- F. WILLIAM McNABB III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vanguard

"No one understands what it takes to be a successful investor better than Charley Ellis and no one explains it more clearly or eloquently. This updated investment classic belongs on every investor’s bookshelf." -- CONSUELO MACK, Executive Producer and Managing Editor, Consuelo Mack WealthTrack

"A must-reread classic. . . ." -- MARTIN LEIBOWITZ, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Research

"Winning the Loser's Game has long been required reading for professional investors. . . . This elegant volume explores approaches for individuals, such as relying on intellect rather than emotion and building a personal portfolio by taking advantage of what other investors already know." -- ABBY JOSEPH COHEN, Goldman Sachs & Co

"This is less a book about competition than about sound money management. Sounder than Charley Ellis they do not come." -- ANDREW TOBIAS, Author, The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

"Winning the Loser's Game is one of those timeless investing classics that is even more valuable today than when it was first published. Reading it again, in the context of two 50 percent-plus stock market crashes since 1999, will demonstrates the wisdom of Ellis' advice.” -- CBS MONEYWATCH.COM

CHARLES D. ELLIS advises institutions, wealthy families, and governments around the world on investing. For many years, he chaired the investment committee at Yale and has taught the advanced investment courses at both Harvard Business School and Yale School of Management. He has written 16 books and over 100 articles. Recognized as one of the 12 leading contributors to the investment profession, he has chaired CFA Institute and served on the investment committees of Exeter, KAUST, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Hollins University, Whitehead Institute, and as a director of Vanguard.

Keywords: GREENWICH ASSOCIATES, GREENWICH, INVESTING, INVEST, INVESTMENT, FINANCE, FINANCIAL, MONEY, MARKET, PORTFOLIO, PROFIT, EARNINGS, SECURITIES, STOCKS, CAPITAL, ALLOCATE, DIVERSIFICATION, DIVERSIFY, ALLOCATION, BULL MARKET, BEAR MARKET, WALL STREET, WALL ST, BBC, MSCI, S&P, RUSSELL, FTSE, DOW JONES, HANG SENG, HIS, BSE, NIKKEI, BMG, BRIC, NASDAQ, CBOT, FUTURES, DERIVATIVE, FORWARD, FUTURES, OPTION, SWAP, VALUATION, CONSTRAINT, ASSET, RETIREMENT, PLANNING, COMMODITIES, BONDS, MUTUAL FUNDS, EXCHANGE TRADED FUND, ETF, VALUE, EQUITY, PERSONAL FINANCE, AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, ASE, BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE, EURONEXT, FRANKFURT, HONG KONG, LONDON, NEW YORK, NYSE, ZURICH, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, GREENSPAN'S BUBBLES, THE TEMPLETON WAY, HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN STOCKS, THE SUCCESSFUL INVESTOR, WAY OF THE TURTLE, THE ART OF INVESTING AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, STANDARD & POOR'S GUIDE TO MONEY & INVESTING, WALL STREET STORIES, UNDERSTANDING WALL STREET, STANDARD & POOR'S GUIDE, STOCKS FOR THE LONG RUN, MASTERING THE ART OF ASSET ALLOCATION, MCGRAW-HILL'S INTEREST AMORTIZATION TABLES, OPTION VOLATILITY AND PRICING, THE FOUR PILLARS OF INVESTING, TREND TRADING FOR A LIVING, MASTERING THE TRADE, SECURITY ANALYSIS, TRADE YOUR WAY TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM, THE NEW DAY TRADER ADVANTAGE, THE ESSENTIALS OF FOREX TRADING, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS DEMYSTIFIED, FOREX SHOCKWAVE ANALYSIS, TREND TRADING, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF FINANCIAL REPORTS, FIBONACCI ANALYSIS, DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT, ETF STRATEGIES AND TACTICS, STABILIZING AN UNSTABLE ECONOMY, JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES, WHEN MARKETS COLLIDE, INVESTING WITH INTELLIGENT ETFS, PRIVATE EQUITY EDGE, INVESTMENT BANKING EXPLAINED, BASEL II IMPLEMENTATION, COMMODITIES DEMYSTIFIED, CREDIT DERIVATIVES HANDBOOK, INVESTING FROM THE TOP DOWN, THE PRODUCT MANAGER'S DESK REFERENCE, BEYOND THE DEAL, OPTIONS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL TRADER, LESSONS FROM THE MASTER TRADER, PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE, LEVERAGED FINANCIAL MARKETS, MANAGING FOREIGN EXCHANGE, CASH FLOW AND SECURITY ANALYSIS, A BULL FOR ALL SEASONS, INVESTING IN GOLD, SECURITY ANALYSIS, HANDBOOK OF CREDIT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, TRADE OPTIONS LIKE A PROFESSIONAL, QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING ALPHA, IF IT'S RAINING IN BRAZIL BUY STARBUCKS, SAMPSON ROCK OF WALL STREET, WALL STREET STORIES, A BULL FOR ALL SEASONS, STOCKS FOR THE LONG RUN, INVESTING THE TEMPLETON WAY, WAY OF THE TURTLE, THE NEW DAY TRADER ADVANTAGE, CHINDIA, INVESTING FROM THE TOP DOWN, INVESTING WITH INTELLIGENT ETFS, OFFSHORE INVESTMENTS THAT SAFEGUARD YOUR CASH, ALL ABOUT ASSET ALLOCATION, ALL ABOUT DERIVATIVES, ALL ABOUT MARKET TIMING, ALL ABOUT HEDGE FUNDS, ALL ABOUT STOCKS, ALL ABOUT INVESTING, COMMODITIES DEMYSTIFIED, INVESTING DEMYSTIFIED, OPTIONS DEMYSTIFIED, HEDGE FUNDS DEMYSTIFIED, CORPORATE FINANCE DEMYSTIFIED, ACCOUNTING DEMYSTIFIED, HEALTH CARE INVESTING, TRADE YOUR WAY TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM, SAFE STRATEGIES FOR FINANCIAL FREEDOM, WAY OF THE TURTLE, NEW DAY TRADER ADVANTAGE, SMARTER THAN THE STREET, INVESTMENT MISTAKES EVEN SMART INVESTORS MAKE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE, BELGRADE STOCK EXCHANGE, BERMUDA STOCK EXCHANGE, BOLSA MEXICANA DE VALORES, BOLSA DE VALORES DE COLOMBIA, BOLSA DE VALORES DE LIMA, BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE, BUCHAREST STOCK EXCHANGE, BUDAPEST STOCK EXCHANGE, CASABLANCA STOCK EXCHANGE, CHANNEL ISLANDS STOCK EXCHANGE, EURONEXT AMSTERDAM, EURONEXT BRUSSELS, EURONEXT LISBON, EURONEXT PARIS, FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE, GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE, HELSINKI STOCK EXCHANGE, HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE, ISTANBUL STOCK EXCHANGE, JAKARTA STOCK EXCHANGE, JASDAQ, JSE SECURITIES EXCHANGE, KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE, KOREA STOCK EXCHANGE, KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE, LAHORE STOCK EXCHANGE, LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE