Does it pay to try to beat the market? In this volume, the author contrasts interviews with investment advisors who don't think the market can be beaten and managers who believe that it can (and whose records prove it). Peter Tanous interviews Wall Street's top money managers who have demonstrated an ability to consistently perform well and Nobel Prize winning economists, to uncover what special skills or talents these individuals bring to bear and what in their backgrounds or investing approach accounts for their success. In addition, he shares the tools of investment consulting business that should enable readers to apply this knowledge to their own investment strategies.