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The Great Minds of Investing
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This landmark book provides a rich array of perspectives on 33 of the greatest investors of our time. It features William Green's extraordinary profiles of investors such as Joel Greenblatt, Howard Marks, Irving Kahn, Bill Ackman, Mario Gabelli, Mason Hawkins, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Bill Miller, Mohnish Pabrai, Thomas Russo, Marty Whitman, Bill Nygren, John Spears, Tom Gayner, and Donald Yacktman. The book also features remarkable profiles of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger based on in-depth interviews by Gisela Baur, who has known them for many years. All 33 profiles are accompanied by stunning portraits by Michael O'Brien, one of America's preeminent photographers. Over five years, O'Brien traveled the world to produce these intimate and iconic portraits.
By combining photographs and profiles in this unique way, "The Great Minds of Investing" offers both a visual delight and a treasure trove of wisdom. It provides deep insight into the lives, minds and ideas of these famous investors, illuminating the qualities and principles that have enabled them to achieve enduring success. Any investor will benefit from this powerful financial wisdom. These legendary investors also share many personal lessons they have learned beyond investing, speaking candidly about such topics as family, faith, money, luck, philanthropy, and what it takes to build a truly successful life. The result is an enriching and inspiring book that is destined to be read for decades to come.
This landmark book provides a rich array of perspectives on 33 of the greatest investors of our time. It features William Green's extraordinary profiles of investors such as Joel Greenblatt, Howard Marks, Irving Kahn, Bill Ackman, Mario Gabelli, Mason Hawkins, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Bill Miller, Mohnish Pabrai, Thomas Russo, Marty Whitman, Bill Nygren, John Spears, Tom Gayner, and Donald Yacktman. The book also features remarkable profiles of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger based on in-depth interviews by Gisela Baur, who has known them for many years. All 33 profiles are accompanied by stunning portraits by Michael O'Brien, one of America's preeminent photographers. Over five years, O'Brien traveled the world to produce these intimate and iconic portraits.
By combining photographs and profiles in this unique way, "The Great Minds of Investing" offers both a visual delight and a treasure trove of wisdom. It provides deep insight into the lives, minds and ideas of these famous investors, illuminating the qualities and principles that have enabled them to achieve enduring success. Any investor will benefit from this powerful financial wisdom. These legendary investors also share many personal lessons they have learned beyond investing, speaking candidly about such topics as family, faith, money, luck, philanthropy, and what it takes to build a truly successful life. The result is an enriching and inspiring book that is destined to be read for decades to come.
144 pages, Hardcover
First published May 29, 2015
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William Green
3 books57 followersWilliam Green is the author of "Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life." The book is being translated into 23 languages. Green is also the host of the "Richer, Wiser, Happier" podcast. He has written for many publications, including Time, Fortune, Forbes, The New Yorker, and The Economist. He edited the Asian edition of Time while living in Hong Kong, then moved to London to edit the European, Middle Eastern, and African editions of Time. As an editor and ghostwriter, he has collaborated on several books, including two #1 NYT bestsellers. Born and raised in London, he studied English literature at Oxford and journalism at Columbia. He lives in New York with his wife, Lauren, and they have two adult children, Henry and Madeleine.
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December 13, 2015
Photos books are always great. But when you combine both great photos and great short biographies you get a masterpiece. This is an incredible book that took five years to finish it. Like a true value investor need to have Poor Charlie's Almanack, you can't miss this book!.
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February 9, 2022
Short nicely written profiles with beautiful photos of the world's best known investors.
February 27, 2017
Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Francis Chou, Tom Russo, Howard Marks, Tom Gayner, Bruce Greenwald, Francois-Marie Wojcik, Jean-Marie Eveillard.
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November 23, 2017
CONSIDERING THE DOWNSIDE IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING AN INVESTOR CAN DO. THIS TASK MUST BE DEALT WITH BEFORE ANY CONSIDERATION CAN BE MADE FOR GAINS.
The richest people are those that found something good and held onto it.
Focus on businesses that can continue reinvesting their profits at high rates of return.
Greenwald focuses on a trio of irrational human behaviours that create many lucrative investment opportunites; i) investors aversion to loss, ii) their attraction to lotteries and the possibility of quick wins, and iii) over-confidence.
Value investing is trying to see the truth, not only about investing but about yourself.
You cant control what happens to you but you can control your attitude towards it.
Tom Russo prefers to work at a studied and slow-moving pace, researching companies exhaustively, rather than making a lot of rapid-fire decisions.
We tend to benefit in life when we sacrifice something today to gain something tomorrow.
One of the toughest things to do is not get sidetracked into what the momentum is.
You cant control the environment. So the key is to recognise how its changing, accept it, and respond as wisely as possible.
Gotham Capital returned all investors money and only manage their own money (Greenblatt).
The richest people are those that found something good and held onto it.
Focus on businesses that can continue reinvesting their profits at high rates of return.
Greenwald focuses on a trio of irrational human behaviours that create many lucrative investment opportunites; i) investors aversion to loss, ii) their attraction to lotteries and the possibility of quick wins, and iii) over-confidence.
Value investing is trying to see the truth, not only about investing but about yourself.
You cant control what happens to you but you can control your attitude towards it.
Tom Russo prefers to work at a studied and slow-moving pace, researching companies exhaustively, rather than making a lot of rapid-fire decisions.
We tend to benefit in life when we sacrifice something today to gain something tomorrow.
One of the toughest things to do is not get sidetracked into what the momentum is.
You cant control the environment. So the key is to recognise how its changing, accept it, and respond as wisely as possible.
Gotham Capital returned all investors money and only manage their own money (Greenblatt).
July 6, 2015
Excellent book. The picture quality is excellent. My only complaint is that the profiles should have been longer and it excludes many other great investors out there (which Hendrik Leber who produced the book has also cited). William Greene has done an excellent job in writing the profiles with a lot of information packed into them. Deserves to be in any investor's library.
July 12, 2016
Perfis e fotos.
O livro todo se resume à perfis de investidores, mas não serve como biografia ou para adquirir muito conhecimento.
É superficial, não analise nada profundamente. Raros insights.
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O livro todo se resume à perfis de investidores, mas não serve como biografia ou para adquirir muito conhecimento.
É superficial, não analise nada profundamente. Raros insights.
Esperava mais.
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