Most Important Thing Illuminated Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor

Name: Most Important Thing Illuminated Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
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ISBN: 9780231162845

ISBN-10: 0231162847

ISBN-13: 9780231162845

Edition: 2012

Authors: Howard Marks, Bruce Greenwald

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In May of 2011, Columbia Business School Publishing released Howard Marks's The Most Important Thing, a book that distilled the wisdom of Marks's celebrated client memos into a single volume, making his time-tested investing philosophy available to general readers for the first time. The book was greeted with wide acclaim from investors -- professional, casual, aspiring, and armchair alike -- and became a business bestseller.Now, Columbia Business School Publishing is proud to announce an innovative digital edition that allows you to read Marks's words alongside comments, insights and counterpoints from four other renowned investors and investment educators: Christopher Davis, Joel…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 1/15/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 6.34" wide x 9.33" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction


The Most Important Thing is…



Second-Level Thinking



Understanding Market Efficiency (and Its Limitations)



Value



The Relationship Between Price and Value



Understanding Risk



Recognizing Risk



Controlling Risk



Being Attentive to Cycles



Awareness of the Pendulum



Combating Negative Influences



Contrarianism



Finding Bargains



Patient Opportunism



Knowing What You Don't Know



Having a Sense for Where We Stand



Appreciating the Role of Luck



Investing Defensively



Avoiding Pitfalls



Adding Value



Reasonable Expectations



Pulling It All Together


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