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The Great Investors: Lessons on Investing from Master Traders

ISBN: 9780273743255 | 0273743252

Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: FT Press
Pub. Date: 1/1/2010

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

Leading investors such as Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Sir John Templeton, George Soros and Anthony Bolton are known throughout the world. How did these people come to be so successful? Which strategies have they used to make their fortunes? And what can you learn from their techniques?InThe Great Investors,Glen Arnold succinctly and accurately describes the investment philosophies of the world's greatest investors. He explains why they are the best, gives details of their tactics for accumulating wealth, captures the key elements that led ... MOREto their market-beating successes and teaches you key lessons that you can apply to your own investing strategies.Glen Arnoldis a successful businessman, investor and a professor of investment and finance at Salford University. He's the author of numerous finance and investing books includingCorporate Financial Management,The Financial Times Handbook of Corporate Finance,The Financial Times Guide to Value Investing, andtheThe Financial Times Guide to Investing, all published by Financial Times Prentice Hall.

The Great Investors is the story of a number of remarkable men: John Templeton, George Soros, Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Anthony Bolton and John Neff. Whether you're new to investing, have had success in the markets, or you're a professional investor or fund manger, you'll benefit from reading about their proven, and successful, trading philosophies. The Great Investors will show you how to: Be a business analyst rather than a security analyst. Do your homework and develop a broad social, economic and political awareness. Control emotion so as not to get swept away by the market. Be consistent in your approach, even when you have bad years. See the wood for the trees and not over complicate your portfolio. Learn from your investing. Be self reliant, stand aside from the crowd and follow your own logic. Take reasonable risk. Glen Arnold is a businessman, investor and a professor of finance at Salford University. He's the author of numerous finance and investing books including Corporate Financial Management, The Handbook of Corporate Finance and The Financial Times Guide to Investing, all published by Financial Times-Prentice Hall.'There are some very special people who seem to possess an exceptional talent for acquiring wealth. I want to explore not just the past triumphs of these masters, but also the key factors they look for as well as the personality traits that allow them to control emotion and think rationally about where to place funds. How does a master of investment hone skills through bitter experience and triumph to develop their approach to accumulating wealth?' Glen Arnold

'Whether a complete novice, or a professional portfolio manager, this book will give you access to the mindset and techniques of the most successful investors of our time and more importantly, it will help you avoid mistakes. The Great Investors�will have a permanent place on my desk.' Mark Sheridan , Executive Director, Nomura International PLC � Leading investors such as Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Sir John Templeton, George Soros and Anthony Bolton are known throughout the world. How did these people come to be so successful? Which strategies have they used to make their fortunes? And what can you learn from their techniques? In The Great Investors,Glen Arnold succinctly and accurately describes the investment philosophies of the world's greatest investors. He explains why they are the best, gives details of their tactics for accumulating wealth, captures the key elements that led to their market-beating successes and teaches you key lessons that you can apply to your own investing strategies. � From the foreword:�� There are some very special people who seem to possess an exceptional talent for acquiring wealth. I want to explore not just the past triumphs of these masters, but also the key factors they look for as well as the personality traits that allow them to control emotion and think rationally about where to place funds. How does a master of investment hone skills through bitter experience and triumph to develop their approach to accumulating wealth?' Glen Arnold � The Great Investorsis the story of a number of remarkable men: John Templeton, George Soros, Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Anthony Bolton and John Neff. Whether you're new to investing, have had success in the markets, or you're a professional investor or fund manger, you'll benefit from reading about their proven, and successful, trading philosophies. � The Great Investorswill show you how to: � �� Be a business analyst rather than a security analyst �� Do your homework and develop a broad social, economic and political awareness �� Control emotion so as not to get swept away by the market �� Be consistent in your approach, even when you have bad years �� See the wood for the trees and not over complicate your portfolio �� Learn from your investing �� Be self reliant, stand aside from the crowd and follow your own logic �� Take reasonable risk

Capturing the philosophies of the greatest investors in history, this book will show you how to apply their key teachings to your own investment strategies, So you can follow in the footsteps of the best.The greatest investors have gone to huge deal of trouble to try to help others appreciate the most important things to look for when investing. This book gives you the essence of all the teachings from the greatest investors, such as Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Sir John Templeton, George Soros and Anthony Bolton.Succinctly and accurately describing the investment philosophies of the world's great investors, this book captures the key elements that led to their success and then shows you how you can apply them to your own investing strategies. The Great Investors both understands and also explains how these master investors have honed their skills through bitter experience and triumph to develop a way to accumulate wealth and also shows how you how to apply these market-beating skills to your own portfolios.

Table of contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Benjamin Graham

Chapter 2 Philip Fisher

Chapter 3 Warren Buffett and Charles Munger

Chapter 4 John Templeton

Chapter 5 George Soros

Chapter 6 Peter Lynch

Chapter 7 John Neff

Chapter 8 Anthony Bolton

Bibliography

Index

Glen Arnold is a businessman, investor and a professor of finance at Salford University. He?s the author of numerous finance and investing books including Corporate Financial Management, The Handbook of Corporate Finance and The Financial Times Guide to Investing, all published by Financial Times-Prentice Hall.

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