The History of Investment Strategies. How Fortunes Were Made in Times of Prosperity and Times of Trials

Barton Biggs, the legendary investor on Wall Street, demonstrates how the key moments of World War II influenced the dynamics of the investment market and how the lessons of history can help the 21st-century investor.In the pages of the book,... the author discusses the effectiveness of stocks in both the countries of the victors and the countries of the defeated. He examines the biographies of individuals who managed to preserve their wealth even amidst ongoing battles and global crises. And Barton Biggs does not limit himself to analyzing only securities; he is also interested in gold and real estate - conservative investment methods that are particularly fascinating to observe during crisis periods.