Jack Schwager

Benjamin Graham, value investing pioneer Last-minute holiday shoppers have little time to get those final gifts for friends and loved ones. Here’s a list of 10 of the best investing books to get for that special stock trader in your life this holiday season. "Market Wizards" by Jack...

Christmas is just around the corner, but there are still a few days left for last-minute holiday shopping. Here’s a look at six books that make excellent gifts for the stock trader in your life. 1. “The Millionaire Next Door” by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley and Dr. William D. Danko...

Someone recently asked at a meeting of prominent individual investors about millennials and investing to help newly minted college graduates. My recommendation was Patrick O'Shaughnessy and his excellent book for millennial investor. Also referenced was O'Shaughnessy's father and all his work. The...

Stocktoberfest returns for its third year and promises to be bigger and better than ever. Stocktoberfest is a yearly conference where top financial experts share their unique knowledge. Speakers include investors, traders, successful entrepreneurs, money managers, equity analysts, journalists,...

“That is one of the most ridiculous ideas ever recorded." What prompted Jack Schwager to utter these words? The famed author and futures portfolio manager recently spoke to Benzinga, and he denounced one piece of Wall Street conventional wisdom: the efficient market hypothesis. The hypothesis...

One of Wall Street’s most storied careers began with a job ad.  Having emigrated from Belgium as a boy, a young Jack Schwager worked his way through Brooklyn College, and enrolled in graduate studies at Brown University’s economics department. After earning his Masters Degree in 1971, Schwager...