John Maynard Keynes was the world-changing English economist whose theories dragged the Western world from the doldrums of the Great Depression. A many-sided figure - in addition to his contributions to economics he was a best-selling author, a Baron in the House of Lords, and a key member of Virginia Woolf's celebrated Bloomsbury Group - Keynes was also one of the few men to master the financial markets in practice as well as in theory. Over the course of his investment career Keynes' net worth swelled to the present-day equivalent of $30 million and the college endowment fund under his management vastly outperformed the broader market. In KEYNES AND THE MARKET, Justyn Walsh examines the secrets behind Keynes' incredible stock market success. A determined foe of conventional wisdom in all spheres of his life, Keynes' unorthodox approach anticipated the investment philosophies of some of the world's most successful investors, including the legendary Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway.Keynes' six key investment principles, developed in the wake of one of the greatest financial crises in history, represent a straightforward and time-tested system for exploiting the periodic irrationality of financial markets. Amid the current market turmoil and wild swings in investor sentiment, Keynes' observations on stock market behavior are more relevant than ever. KEYNES AND THE MARKET explores what the modern masters of the market have absorbed from Keynes, and reveals how the everyday investor can profit from the stock market techniques of one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century.

Author Biography

Justyn Walsh is a Director at investment bank Renaissance Capital and is based in London and Moscow. Prior to his career in investment banking, he worked as a corporate lawyer and financial journalist. Keynes and the Market is his first book.