"In A Random Walk Down Wall Street you will learn the basic terminology of Wall Street, how to navigate its turbulence, and how to beat the pros at their own game - with a user-friendly, long-range investment strategy that really works. Skilled in the ways of Wall Street, Malkiel shows why a portfolio of securities that simply buys and holds all the securities in a broad index is most likely to exceed the performance of securities carefully picked by professionals using sophisticated analytical techniques."--Jacket.

Includes index.

Part 1Stocks and Their Value -- Part 2 How the Pros Play the Biggest Game in Town -- Part 3 The New Investment Technology -- Part 4 A Practical Guide for Random Walkers and Other Investors -- A Random Walker's Address Book and Reference Guide to Mutual Funds 387.