Books about Warren Buffett
. . .are about as scarce as wheat fields in Nebraska.
Unless you’re a Buffett junkie, the problem is: what to read and what not to read?
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Books on Other Master Investors Part 1
Books on Other Master Investors Part 1 It’s worth studying the methods of as many other Master Investors as you can find, especially if you discover that neither Buffett’s nor Soros’s approach fits you. Here are some suggestions: Only one book has been written about Carl Icahn: King Icahn by Mark Stevens. It’s a fascinating journey into…
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Books About George Soros
Books About George Soros Far less, sad to say, has been written about George Soros, no doubt because both the man and his methods are far more complex and less accessible than is the case with Buffett. The best introduction is Robert Slater’s bio-graphy, Soros: the Life and Times of the World’s Greatest Investor. Slater emphasizes…
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Antidotes to the Seven Deadly Investment Sins
The Seven Deadly Investment Sins need “powerful magic” to be exorcised — exactly what you’ll find in these three books.
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Books on Other Master Investors Part 2
Books on Other Master Investors Part 2 Other Investment Books Worth Reading For other views on investing from people not directly involved in the industry (including academics) some of the better choices include A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel, Stocks for the Long Run by Jeremy Siegel and Irrational Exuberance by Robert Shiller. Charles Mackay’s The Extraordinary Popular Delusions…
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Books on.. Risk & Uncertainty
Recommended Books on Risk & Uncertainty An understanding of risk and uncertainty is essential for investment success. Simply the best book on this topic I’ve ever seen is Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Peter Bernstein has also written a classic on this topic: Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. Though you’ll find this book…
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A Computer Game
A Computer Game Railroad Tycoon is a wonderful computer game that should be issued with a warning: BEWARE: THIS GAME CAN BE ADDICTIVE. I speak with considerable authority on the topic! You’re the CEO of a railroad. Depending on which of the dozens of different scenarios you choose to play, you’ll have up to 31 computer-generated competitors.…
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Introduction to Visions of Liberty
Imagine we’re on a plane; we’ve crossed an ocean, we’ve landed; we’re taxiing up to the gate. As we file off the plane we have our passports ready.
But something rather strange happens: no one wants to look at them. We see no official-looking types of any kind.
Welcome to Freelandia, a country—perhaps it’s better to call it a place—which is truly free: there’s no government to invade and restrict our liberties. Of course, Freelandia doesn’t exist (yet) except in my imagination.
And in science fiction, the literature of the imagination
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The Reluctant Virgin In 1990 I set up shop in Hong Kong as a psycho-therapist. With no licencing laws, there were no barriers to entry. By the same token, the fact that I had no degree in psychology, or other paper qualifications, meant that clients were few and far between. Nevertheless, I had a handful…
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Socialism Begins at Home The other day, I was talking to a young woman who’d run away from home when she was 16. “Why did you run away?” I asked her. “Because I wanted to be free,” she answered. And after a moment added: “Everyone wants to be free.” Do they? I wonder. Like this…
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