The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market - Softcover

Soros, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471042064 ISBN 13: 9780471042068

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1994

Synopsis

The author of this guide not only provides insights into the workings of financial markets, but also reveals the secrets of his investment strategy, and gives his theoretical and practical account of current financial trends. This includes his innovative "theory of reflexivity", which underlies his unique view of world events. The book offers analysis of everything from finance to politics, and explores mergers and acquisitions, the boom-and-bust cycle, the role of money and credit, the international debt crisis and more.

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Review:

“...contains a detailed description of his trading methods and repays careful reading.” ( Investors Chronicle, 1st April 2005)

“...these updated classics are packed  with investment wisdom...” (What Investment, November 2003)

From the Back Cover:

Critical Praise . . .

"The Alchemy joins Reminiscences of a Stock Operator as a timeless instructional guide of the marketplace." - Paul Tudor Jones from the Foreword

"An extraordinary . . . inside look into the decision-making process of the most successful money manager of our time. Fantastic."- The Wall Street Journal

"A breathtakingly brilliant book. Soros is one of the core of masters . . . who can actually begin to digest the astonishing complexity . . . of the game of finance in recent years."- Esquire

"A seminal investment book . . . it should be read, underlined, and thought about page-by-page, concept-by-idea. . . . He's the best pure investor ever . . . probably the finest analyst of the world in our time." - Barton M. Biggs, Morgan Stanley

George Soros is unquestionably the most powerful and profitable investor in the world today. Dubbed by BusinessWeek as "The Man Who Moves Markets," Soros has made a billion dollars going up against the British pound. Soros is not merely a man of finance, but a thinker to reckon with as well. Now, in The Alchemy of Finance, this extraordinary man reveals the investment strategies that have made him "a superstar among money managers" (The New York Times).

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0471042064
• ISBN 13: 9780471042068
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384