Charlie Munger
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Check link for latest rating. ( 3,333 ratings, 231 reviews)Drawing on four decades of Munger's investment system and his writings, speeches, and interviews, this book distils the key steps of his strategy. Rooted in Ben Graham's value-investing philosophy, it offers clear, actionable insights accessible to everyday investors. Beyond finance, it emphasises cultivating interdisciplinary mental models for success in life and investments alike.
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Charlie Munger
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This book presents the essential steps of Charlie Munger's investing strategy, condensed from interviews, speeches, writings, and shareholder letters and paired with commentary from fund managers, value investors, and business-case historians. Munger's approach is straightforward enough that ordinary investors can apply it to their portfolios.
This book presents the essential steps of Munger's investing strategy, condensed here for the first time from interviews, speeches, writings, and shareholder letters, and paired with commentary from fund managers, value investors, and business-case historians. Munger's approach is straightforward enough that ordinary investors can apply it to their portfolios. This book is not simply about investing. It is about cultivating mental models for your whole life, but especially for your investments.
Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway's visionary vice chairman and Warren Buffett's indispensable financial partner, has outperformed market indexes again and again, and he believes any investor can do the same. His notion of "elementary, worldly wisdom"—a set of interdisciplinary mental models involving economics, business, psychology, ethics, and management—allows him to keep his emotions out of his investments and avoid the common pitfalls of bad judgment.
Munger's system has steered his investments for forty years and has guided generations of successful investors. This book presents the essential steps of Munger's investing strategy, condensed here for the first time from interviews, speeches, writings, and shareholder letters, and paired with commentary from fund managers, value investors, and business-case historians.
Derived from Ben Graham's value-investing system, Munger's approach is straightforward enough that ordinary investors can apply it to their portfolios. This book is not simply about investing. It is about cultivating mental models for your whole life, but especially for your investments.
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Experts praise the book as an elegantly unified explanation of Munger's investment philosophy. Robert Hagstrom describes Munger's "worldly wisdom" as essential for superior investment results and lifelong success. Lawrence Cunningham calls it intelligent, thoughtful, and a delight to read, offering a coherent framework of Munger's scattered insights. Joshua M. Brown highlights the book as a concentrated source of Munger's most valuable lessons and anecdotes, making complex ideas accessible.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780231170994
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 October 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Tren Griffin works at Microsoft. Previously, he was a partner at Eagle River, a private equity firm controlled by Craig McCaw, with investments in the telecommunication and software industries, including McCaw Cellular, Nextel, Nextel Partners, XO Communications, Teledesic, and many start-up firms. His early career included five years working and living as a business consultant in Korea and Australia. Tren blogs about investing and other topics at 25iq.com. He is the author of The Global Negotiator: Building Strong Business Relationships Anywhere in the World; Korea, The Tiger Economy; Taiwan's Economy; Ah Mo: Legends from the Northwest; and More Ah Mo.
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