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The Most Important Thing : Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor by Howard
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780231153683
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Business & Economics
- Topic
- Investments & Securities / Portfolio Management, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Investments & Securities / Analysis & Trading Strategies, Investments & Securities / General
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 16.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 200 Pages
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"This is that rarity, a useful book."--Warren Buffett Howard Marks, the chairman and cofounder of Oaktree Capital Management, is renowned for his insightful assessments of market opportunity and risk. After four decades spent ascending to the top of the investment management profession, he is today sought out by the world's leading value investors, and his client memos brim with insightful commentary and a time-tested, fundamental philosophy. Now for the first time, all readers can benefit from Marks's wisdom, concentrated into a single volume that speaks to both the amateur and seasoned investor. Informed by a lifetime of experience and study, The Most Important Thing explains the keys to successful investment and the pitfalls that can destroy capital or ruin a career. Utilizing passages from his memos to illustrate his ideas, Marks teaches by example, detailing the development of an investment philosophy that fully acknowledges the complexities of investing and the perils of the financial world. Brilliantly applying insight to today's volatile markets, Marks offers a volume that is part memoir, part creed, with a number of broad takeaways. Marks expounds on such concepts as "second-level thinking," the price/value relationship, patient opportunism, and defensive investing. Frankly and honestly assessing his own decisions--and occasional missteps--he provides valuable lessons for critical thinking, risk assessment, and investment strategy. Encouraging investors to be "contrarian," Marks wisely judges market cycles and achieves returns through aggressive yet measured action. Which element is the most essential? Successful investing requires thoughtful attention to many separate aspects, and each of Marks's subjects proves to be the most important thing .
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231153686
ISBN-13
9780231153683
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102823117
Product Key Features
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Investments & Securities / Portfolio Management, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Investments & Securities / Analysis & Trading Strategies, Investments & Securities / General
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Genre
Business & Economics
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hg4521
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, they're the first thing I open and read. I always learn something, and that goes double for his book." -- Warren Buffett, When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, they're the first thing I open and read. I always learn something, and that goes double for his book., "Everyone knows about the anticipation leading up to Warren Buffett's annual shareholder letters. But for a certain Wall Street set, there are equally high expectations for the writings of Howard Marks." -- Peter Lattman, Wall Street Journal , reviewing a previous edition or volume, If you take an exceptional talent and have them obsess about value investing for several decades, including deep thinking about its very essence with written analysis along the way, you may come up with a book as useful to value investors as this one-but don't count on it., "The Most Important Thing"... offers readers an overview of how to think when considering an investment opportunity, which is quite valuable indeed, considering studies have shown most people tend to make impulsive, indiscriminate investment decisions., "Regular recipients of Howard Marks's investment memos eagerly await their arrival for the essential truths and unique insights they contain. Now the wisdom and experience of this great investor are available to all. The Most Important Thing , Marks's insightful investment philosophy and time-tested approach, is a must read for every investor." -- Seth A. Klarman, president, The Baupost Group, Few books on investing match the high standards set by Howard Marks in The Most Important Thing . It is wise, witty, and laced with historical perspective. If you seek to avoid the pitfalls of investing, you must read this book!, If Benjamin Graham's and David Dodd's Securities Analysis was the essential, must have investment book of the end of the 20th century, then Howard Marks's The Most Important Thing is a serious contender for parallel status in the 21st century., Regular recipients of Howard Marks's investment memos eagerly await their arrival for the essential truths and unique insights they contain. Now the wisdom and experience of this great investor are available to all. The Most Important Thing , Marks's insightful investment philosophy and time-tested approach, is a must read for every investor., There is, quite simply, an incredible amount of wisdom between the covers of his book and an investor is doing them a disservice if they don't read, and re-read, this book., Veteran value-investing manager Howard Marks draws on pithy memos he wrote to clients over the years to dispense insightful advice on everything from risk taking to the role of luck., "Few books in investing match the high standards set by Howard Marks in The Most Important Thing . It is wise, witty, and laced with historical perspective. If you seek to avoid the pitfalls of investing, you must read this book!" -- John C. Bogle, founder and former chief, The Vanguard Group, If you take an exceptional talent and have them obsess about value investing for several decades, including deep thinking about its very essence with written analysis along the way, you may come up with a book as useful to value investors as this one--but don't count on it., "If you take an exceptional talent and have them obsess about value investing for several decades, include deep thinking about its very essence with written analysis along the way, you may come up with a book as useful to value investors as this one-but don't count on it." -- Jeremy Grantham, cofounder and chief investment strategist, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo, The Most Important Thing is destined to become an investment classic-it should easily earn its place on every thinking investor's bookshelf. Howard Marks has distilled years of investment wisdom into a short book that is lucid, entertaining, and ultimately profound., " The Most Important Thing is destined to become an investment classic-it should easily earn its place on every thinking investor's bookshelf. Howard Marks has distilled years of investment wisdom into a short book that is lucid, entertaining, and ultimately profound." -- Joel Greenblatt, Columbia Business School, founder and managing partner of Gotham Capital, Everyone knows about the anticipation leading up to Warren Buffett's annual shareholder letters. But for a certain Wall Street set, there are equally high expectations for the writings of Howard Marks.
Publication Name
Most Important Thing : Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
Table of Content
Introduction The Most Important Thing Is... 1. Second-Level Thinking 2. Understanding Market Efficiency (and Its Limitations) 3. Value 4. The Relationship Between Price and Value 5. Understanding Risk 6. Recognizing Risk 7. Controlling Risk 8. Being Attentive to Cycles 9. Awareness of the Pendulum 10. Combating Negative Influences 11. Contrarianism 12. Finding Bargains 13. Patient Opportunism 14. Knowing What You Don't Know 15. Having a Sense for Where We Stand 16. Appreciating the Role of Luck 17. Investing Defensively 18. Avoiding Pitfalls 19. Adding Value 20. Pulling It All Together
Copyright Date
2011
Lccn
2011-001973
Dewey Decimal
332.6
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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