Triumph of the optimists : 101 years of global investment returns / Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh & Mike Staunton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dimson, Elroy, 1947-

Contributor:

Marsh, Paul (Paul R.)

Staunton, Mike.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rate of return--History--20th century.

Rate of return.

Investments--History--20th century.

Investments.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 339 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2002]

Summary:

The authors of this book present a comprehensive and consistent analysis of investment returns for equities, bonds, bills, currencies, and inflation spanning 16 countries from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st. This is achieved with over 130 color diagrams that make comparison easy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0691091943

OCLC:

48834708