Investing: The Last Liberal Art (NONE)
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (651 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00APDG114 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 274 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Martin S. Investing: The Last Liberal Art allows you to approach the task with a full set of power tools instead of a simple screwdriver. (Library Journal (starred review))Highly recommended as a supplementary resource especially for anyone considering a career in finance, or direct personal management of their own investments. But while Hagstrom's model of the market as a complex, irrational and ultimately human emanation is provocative, the book is most successful as an educational manifesto. (Midwest Book Review)opens the reader's mind to ideas that may well lead to valuabl;e insights about the financial markets. Fridson Financial Analysts Journal) . I wish I could have read this book 25 years ago. (Michael Mauboussin, Author of More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places and The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck i
Ideas spark off the page at every turn. He reinforces his concepts with additional data and new chapters on mathematics and history and updates his text throughout to reflect the developments of the past decade, particularly the seismic economic upheaval of 2008. Turning his extensive experience as a portfolio manager at Legg Mason Capital Management into valuable guidance for professionals and nonprofessionals alike, he is the author of six successful books on investment, including The Warren Buffett Way, a New York Times best-seller that has sold more than a million copies.In this updated second edition of Investing: The Last Liberal Art, Hagstrom explores basic and fundamental investing conc
J. Churchill said The broad world. This is an excellent book to get you thinking about how investing fits in the broader world. There isn't any directions for actual investing (like evaluating stocks, etc.) but lots to ponder and think about with the larger picture. A very insightful and entertaining read. Not too de. "Quick, shallow, wide survey of ideas and thinkers" according to Phil O.. This might be somewhat useful to a complete novice in finance and investing ideas and history, to get a thumbnail sketch as a bare start. It is a mile wide and an inch deep, which I suppose fits the title. It is like a menu that barely explains the items on it, and not terribly well. "an original" according to Marc wright. This is a great book for those who want to learn the basics of investing. Its original thesis should appeal to both finance professionals and novice investors alike. Take a few hours to read this book.
Robert G. Hagstrom is chief investment strategist at Legg Mason Investment Counsel and the author of the New York Times best-selling The Warren Buffet Way. . He is also the author of The Warren Buffett Portfolio: Mastering the Power of the Focus Investment Strategy; The Essential Warren Buffett: Timeless Principles for the New Economy; NASCAR Way: The Business That Drives the Sport, and The Detect