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The Delusions of Crowds

The Delusions of Crowds

William J. Bernstein
2021
536 pages · about 8h 56m to read Open Librarygoodreads

About William J. Bernstein

Neurologist turned investment theorist; principal, Efficient Frontier Advisors; author and financial historian

Serious, widely cited writing on asset allocation plus economic histories that outlived their news cycle, though he has no public money-management record.

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Psychology and BehaviourGeneral HistoryFinancial HistorySocial psychology, persuasion and influence