BLACKROCK: Here are 7 books to read this summer
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The dog days of summer are here, meaning it’s officially summer reading season. Looking for some good reads that might help you become a better investor, or gain insight into current events? Here’s some help.
My BlackRock Investment Institute colleagues and I recently discussed the top books on our summer reading lists. Here are seven of BlackRock strategists’ and executives’ picks, in alphabetical order.
Adaptive Markets: Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought
Author: Andrew W. Lo
The author provides a framework, the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis, that encompasses the findings from efficient market theory and behavioral finance. “Every now and then, there is a book that completely changes your perspective. This is one of those,” BlackRock Chief Risk Officer Ben Golub told me. So this book is top of my list.
Find it here on Amazon.
Berlin Rules: Europe and the German Way
Author: Paul Lever
A helpful summary of what might drive Germany’s negotiations with the UK over Brexit and the future of the European Union, notes recommender Sriram Reddy, an investment strategist within the Global Fixed Income Group and the BlackRock Investment Institute.
Find it here on Amazon.
Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
Author: Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald
This book by two psychology professors explores the hidden biases we all carry from a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, disability status and nationality. “Funny, eye opening, and very compelling,” says Isabelle Mateos y Lago, who recommends this one.
Find it here on Amazon.
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