A Random Walk Down Wall Street

Type: Book

A Random Walk Down Wall Street

As of November 2026, A Random Walk Down Wall Street has been mentioned in one podcast episode on School of Hard Knocks (Jun 2025).

A Random Walk Down Wall Street, written by Burton Gordon Malkiel, a Princeton University economist, is a book on the subject of stock markets which popularized the random walk hypothesis. Malkiel argues that asset prices typically exhibit signs of a random walk, and thus one cannot consistently outperform market averages. The book is frequently cited by those in favor of the efficient-market hypothesis. After the twelfth edition, over 1.5 million copies had been sold, with the thirteenth edition

A Random Walk Down Wall Street at a glance
Mentioned in1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026)
First heardJun 2025 on School of Hard Knocks
Author
Published1973
PublisherW W Norton & Co Inc
SubjectsStocks, Investments, Random walks (Mathematics)
ISBN9780393027938
GenreStocks, Investments, Random walks (Mathematics)

Who talks about A Random Walk Down Wall Street on podcasts?

A Random Walk Down Wall Street came up; the most recent mention was Jun 2025 on School of Hard Knocks.

What is A Random Walk Down Wall Street mentioned alongside?

A Random Walk Down Wall Street is most often mentioned alongside Austin, Texas, Mark Cuban and New York, New York.

Mentioned together: Austin, Texas, Mark Cuban, New York, New York, David and Goliath, Jeff Bezos, School of Mentors, John Morgan, Forbes magazine, Orlando, Florida, Rodeo Drive