Superinvestors: Lessons from the greatest investors in history - from Jesse Livermore to Warren Buffett and beyond
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (796 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072KNX12P |
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| Number of Pages | : | 206 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Investors representing a wide range of investment styles are included, ranging from David Ricardo, who made a fortune by correctly predicting the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo, to the patient value-orientated approach of Warren Buffett.The book also looks at some of the innovators, including John Bogle's development of index funds as a low-cost way of getting exposure to the market and David Harding's data-driven approach that aims to avoid human emotion. Naturally, the main focus is on their best investments. THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO HISTORY'S GREATEST EVER INVESTORSThere's never been a better time to be an ordinary investor. Finally, each chapter concludes by detailing the lessons that ordinary investors can learn from them.Superinvestors is a treasure trove of success stories, cautionary tales, legendary stock picks and world-beating strategies that will fascinate and inspire investors of every level.. But there remains one big difference between Wall Street (or the Square Mile) and the individual investor: technique and experience. The book then looks at each of the investors' careers in depth. Superinvestors provides both in a new way. However, sometimes failures can be extremely instructive - and the book looks at those investments that didn't quite go to plan. Based on MoneyWeek's popular 'Great Investors in History' colu
A trained historian, Matthew has a Doctorate in Economic History from the London School of Economics, and has also taught at Goldsmith’s College, University of London. For over five years he has been writing for all sections of the print magazine, including cover stories on topics ranging from Robotics to Brazil. He also writes regular columns on investment strategy, trading and Great Investors in History. Matthew Partridge is an experienced financial journalist. He has al
great, great examples of some of the top minds in investing and how they did it ." --Moe Ansari, Market Watch . It's interesting It looks at all kinds of investing . "Truly a great book