Economist on Wall Street: Notes on the Sanctity of Gold, the Value of Money, the Security of Investments, and Other Delusions by Peter L. Bernstein

Economist on Wall Street: Notes on the Sanctity of Gold, the Value of Money, the Security of Investments, and Other Delusions
by Peter L. Bernstein

Book Description: The Macmillian Company, New York, 1970. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Orange cloth boards with gilt title to spine, deckle edges, First Edition, Stated First Printing, 1970. Book Condition: Very Good, corners bumped, some soil to edges and mild shelfwear, spine straight, binding tight, end papers and pages free of marks. Dust Jacket Condition: Good, covers substantially soiled and some tanning, some small tears (1/8") near spine otherwise edges show slight shelfwear, price remains intact.

Contents: PREFACE, INTRODUCTION, 1. PRIORITIES IS.(March 1970), 2. THE FEEL OF THE MARKET, The Fulbright Hearings: A Blessing in Disguise? (April 1955), A Short Walk Through the Long Run (March 1966), The Institutional Speculator (May 1966), Is Institutional Trading Activity Excessive? (Sept, 1967), The Anatomy of the Bear (August 1966), What is Volume Telling Us? (April 1967), The New Dimensions of Trading Activity (July 1968), The Gold Crisis and the Security Markets (April 1968), Growth Companies vs. Growth Stocks (September 1956), 3. INFLATION AND THE ECONOMY, Inflation-Mongering (December 1958), Deficits and Inflation: An Analysis of the Interrelationships (April 1963), Inflation and Stock Prices: A Jumble of Myths (December 1964), Inflation Revisited (September 1966), Can--and Should--Taxes Stop Inflation? (March 1968), Can We Sock It to Them in 1969 as We Socked It to Them in 1968? (January 1969), Inflation: The Wrong Medicine (February 1970), 4. GOLD AND THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, Gold Is Still Good as Gold (May 1960), The Threads of Gold from Schenectady to London (November 1960), A la Recherhe du Temps Passe (November 1963), Devaluation, Deficits, and Delusions (August 1962), The Common Market: Challenge or Salvation? (January 1962), Is the Dollar Still Number One? (June 1968), 5. HOW WRONG CAN YOU BE? The American Stock Exchange: Prospects for Future Growth (March 1963), 6. THE ECONOMIST AS PORTFOLIO MANGER, The Strategy of Modern Pension-Fund Investment (May 1968), Is the Cult of the Equity Dead? (May 1970), Have You Met Mr. Jones? (September 1964), Notes on Portfolio Planning (May 1965), How Not to Lose Money on Tax Switches (November 1965), 7. PHILOSOPHY AND FANTASY, "The Price of Prosperity"--Inflated or Deflated? (October 1964), Is Work Necessary? (January 1964), Can Business Grasp the Future? (January 1964),The Evil Conglomerate: Myth or Reality? (June 1969), Is Gold the Only Thing That's Keeping Us Honest? (November 1967), A Modest Proposal (September 1958), An Immodest Proposal (June 1967) -- Interesting read on how Bernstein saw the Market, Economy and Monetary Policies back in the 1960's and 70's. All the topics are still relevant today and this title is a great read to get Bernstein's perspective and expectations about the future and see if his hope and fears came to fruition.yet. 240 pages, First Edition, Stated First Printing, Collectible.

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