|  | Authors: Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig
Creator: Warren E. Buffett
Publisher: Collins Business
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Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
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Pages: 640
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ISBN: 0060555661
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.678
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 Timeless in every sense of the word August 15, 2009
Erewnoh
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is incredible. Not only will it tell you exactly how to use your money to generate massive amounts of wealth, it will tell you how to do it quickly with no effort on your part!
Ok, all ridiculousness aside, this book truly is amazing. The timeless wisdom of Graham virtually bleeds from the pages. The commentary helps to show how Graham's wisdom applies to the somewhat modern day markets of the early 2000s, and anyone with a little intelligence can easily apply it to today's market.
I am new to investing and recently bought a few different books, and this is by far my favorite. Graham's writing style is typical for the age period when written. In my opinion, this is not a book that is well suited for the "information now" smatterings of ink and paper that seems to line the bookshelves of modern stores, so easily thumbed through and snap judged while drinking coffee from the conveniently located and internal coffee shop. The book is a well thought out journey and can really only be appreciated if you walk the path from beginning to end.
The book will help you to know yourself, help you to identify opportunities, and most importantly help you do identify possible follies. It is definitely not a get rich quick book, at least not in any tangible way, but the wisdom that is passed on through the pages is perhaps more valuable than a number on paper ever could be.
Classic Value Investors August 12, 2009
Mariusz Skonieczny (ClassicValueInvestors.blogspot.com)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book for value investors. I agree with Warren Buffett, who said that Chapter 8 and 20 are the most important chapters. Chapter 8 talks about how investors should behave during market fluctuations, and Chapter 20 talks about the margin of safety.
- Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market
It could save your life! August 4, 2009
G. Moor (Portland, Granolagon)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I started investing because I was very unhappy with all my portfolios. I managed several thousands of dollars of my own and kept finding myself making one bad decision after another. I used all the nifty research tools. Paid for all the newsletters. Went to investing meetings. I kept loosing money. I stumbled across this daunting book and was determined to read it. It was like reading and great text book with awesome insights added in between chapters. I started to apply my new found knowledge and found myself actually beating the market. Then the bottom dropped out and in 2008. I was a lucky one. I had hedged my assets and when everything became discounted I had enough in my warchest to attack. I am very happy with the advice. I avoided a lot of pains, heartache and emotional attachment. I also learned that people that don't put there money up are speculators, as is anyone that has not read this book. It really makes investing simple and calculated. I recommend it to all investors of any style. It enhances your strengths and adds a couple new ones!
In stock investing, consider yourself part owner of a company, not a trader. July 23, 2009
Jusuf Hariman (Australia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Warren Buffett has described "The Intelligent Investor" as by far the best book on investing ever written. Graham notes that the "intelligence" the title of the book celebrates is not of the smart or shrewd types but relates more to the character of the investor that is, not someone looking for a quick profit, but with a long - term view minded to conserve their capital, who can be firm about their investing principles in the face of an emotion - driven market. Within the Graham framework of value and safety, there is room to be either a defensive or an aggresive investor.Graham's guiding rule for the conservative investor is to keep a split or roughly 50% of their funds in high grade bonds (or saving accounts with an equivalentinterest rate), and 50% in large, prominent, financially conservative companies that have a history of continuous dividend payment and whose price is not more than 25 times annual earnings (this generally excludes all growth stocks). The conventional wisdom is that if you are prepared to take higher risks, you will get higher returns. Graham rejects this, saying that high returns are not necesarily related to risk but to putting more time and effort into your investing. And finally, Graham contends that everything changes, including companies, regulations and the economy, but people do not, and people are what drive markets.
Great Book For Everyone Interested In Investing July 21, 2009
J. Beyer (New Hampshire)
I picked this book up not knowing if I would find it complicated or dry. I quickly found myself reading through the first couple of chapters. Be prepared to take notes so that you can review some of the principles/recommendations that Graham describes. I would recommend this for any investor wanted time tested good advice.
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