An expert reviews the experts - new and updated appraisals of the winning investment strategies of the greatest financial wizards. "Money Masters of Our Time" is a reappraisal and revision of those money masters who have stood the test of time plus a look at new money masters. Train emphasises the parts of their various business careers that illuminate their investment techniques focusing on notable individuals whose decisions to buy and sell have actually made money grow. How do they reason? Where do they get their information? How much do they depend on fact and how much on psychology? What are their criteria in selecting a stock? What stocks are they buying now, and why? The 'Money Masters' covered are: Warren Buffet, Paul Cabot, Philip Carret, Philip Fisher, Benjamin Graham, Mark Lightbrown, Peter Lynch, John Neff, T. Rowe Price, Richard Rainwater, Julian Robertson, Jim Rogers, George Soros, Michael Steinhardt, John Templeton, Ralph Wanger, Robert Wilson. Train centres on their investment techniques and methods and also gives brief biographical evaluations.
'The best book on money management I've ever read, and quite possibly the best book on the subject ever written . . . the writing is concise, yet engaging and accessible.'
- Robert Clark, Worth magazine
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- Forbes magazine
'The best book in the investment field that I have read in years.'
- Paul E Erdman, New York Times Book Review
1. T. Rowe Price : Mr.Growth Stock
2. Warren Buffett: A Share in a Business
3. John Templeton: Search Many Markets
4. Richard Rainwater: Ring the Changes
5. Paul Cabot: All the Damn Facts
6. Philip Fisher: The Cutting Edge
7. Benjamin Graham: Quantify, Qualify
8. Mark Lightbown: Firsthand Knowledge
9. John Neff: Systematic Bargain Hunter
10. Julian Robertson: The Queen Bee
11. Jim Rogers: Far Out
12. George Soros: Macro Games
13. Philip Carret: Think Small
14. Michael Steinhardt: Strategic Trader
15. Ralph Wanger: Zebras and other Small Metaphores
16. Robert Wilson: Without a Rope
17. Peter Lynch: Relentless Pursuit
18. Lessons of the Masters
Appendices
Buffett on Bonds
Welcome to Buffett Watch
Tiger - Japanese Bonds
Tiger Funds Exposure Report
James Rogers's Investment Worksheet
Botswana Stock Exchange
Soros's Imperial Circle
Quantum Fund
Survey of Nonlinear Thinking in Financial Economics
'Insider Information on the Investment King'
Four Growth Stocks
Market Returns for the Decade of the 1980's
The Effect of Turnover
About John Train
John Train founded Train Smith Investment Counsel and is the chairman of Montrose Advisors. He has written hundreds of columns for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Forbes magazine, Harvard Magazine, and the Financial Times. His bestselling books include The Craft of Investing, The Midas Touch, The Money Masters and Preserving Capital and Making it Grow.
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