Valuegrowth Investing4 reviews Glen Arnold Prentice Hall, 2002 Excellent Summary of Great Investors + Helpful guide to fundamental analysis, but... + A pleasurable and fulfilling read!!! This is a great guide to investing, in my opinion. The author compiles profiles of the great practitioners of investing and distills their philosophies. Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Peter Lynch, John Neff, Benjamin Graham, and Philip Fisher are the thinkers he's tapped for his book, and he ...             Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist106 reviews Roger Lowenstein Main Street Books, 1996 Great Read - Could Use More Updated Materials and a Bit More Investing Philosophy + The Business Genius as Everyman (Almost) + Wonderful, Almost Fairy Tale Like, Biography of Warren Buffet + Excellent Biography + English major lovin on Buffett             Value Investing With the Masters: Revealing Interviews With 20 Market-Beating Managers Who Have Stood the ...33 reviews Kirk Kazanjian New York Institute of Finance, 2002 Value Investing makes sense. However, don't get hyped and certainly, no one will promise you 15%, year after year. + The Best Investment Principles: Differences and Similarities Christopher Brown 1. First look for stocks with a Price/Earning or Price/Book less than 80% of all stocks. 2. These stocks must outperform the indexes 3. Make sure the company has good management and solid plans and strategies for growth 4. Focus on stocks with above market returns (7%). The ...             The 5 Keys to Value Investing16 reviews J. Dennis Jean-Jacques McGraw-Hill, 2002 Strong buy + Excellent Primer On Determining Value + A good addition to your library This is a wonderful book on the principles of value investing. The author does a fantastic job putting together (in a very understandable way) some of the most important tenets that every value investor should uphold. The book starts with "The Mind of the Value Investor" - which I believe to be ...             Stocks for the Long Run : The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns and Long-Term Investment Strategies57 reviews Jeremy J. Siegel McGraw-Hill, 2002 an investing classic + Investment for Wide Audience + Jeremy Siegel hit a home run with this book + Fantastic Analysis + Buying this book is your first great investment!             The Money Masters5 reviews John Train HarperBusiness, 1994 An excellent primer + Banking Reform + Good read but nothing mind blowing + perhaps the BEST get started primer on investing             Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond (Wiley Finance)31 reviews Bruce C. N. Greenwald, Judd Kahn, ... Wiley, 2004 A book I go back to again and again + Overview of different value investing styles. + A Serious Academic Treatment to Value Investing I got this book from Amazon several years ago, have read it several times and applied it to my own investing. It is not for beginners, but does not require a Phd either. The authors present a rational philosophy and a unique, detailed method that will help you to really estimate the intrinsic ...             The Road to Serfdom Fiftieth Anniversary Edition183 reviews F. A. Hayek University Of Chicago Press, 1994 Brilliant prima facie case against socialism + Too bad we aren't taking this advice + Please America take down your safety net...it is why we are great + Required Reading for Steadfast Leftists             Investment Fables: Exposing the Myths of "Can't Miss" Investment Strategies (Financial Times Prentice Hall ...5 reviews Aswath Damodaran FT Press, 2004 Damodaran Succeeds Again + superb book + Reality check for investors + Well researched and balanced book + There is no "can't miss"investment strategy but....             John Neff on Investing22 reviews John Neff Wiley, 1999 John Neff on Investing + An interesting read, A life experience about investing in stocks from one of the best investors, in simple words.             The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised ...132 reviews Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig Collins Business, 2003 Best Book to Eliminate Wall Street Propaganda + Work in finance? Invest some of your time in Benjamin Graham. + margin of safety + intelligent diligence + Worth it!             The Vest Pocket Guide to Value Investing: Winning & Practical Techniques for Portfolio Management & ...1 review C. Thomas Howard Dearborn Trade Pub, 1996 Despite somewhat obvious shortcomings, a good Book. How do you write a Book about "Value" Investing and give just a fleeting(one paragraph) mention to the Founding Father of Value Investing,Ben Graham-Consequently there is no reference to essential "Value" Indicating Tools such the Bargain Ratio and the Earnings Yield criteria. Not easy but, ...             Forbes Greatest Investing Stories3 reviews Richard Phalon Wiley, 2001 Inspiring and Relevant + History repeats itself... Reading this reminded me that bad ecomonic news can create terrific opportunities in the market-- the moral of the story of the very first story, which talks about Benjamin Graham and his protoge Warren Buffett! It was eerie how similar the "Investors Beware" chapter about the CUC/HFS ...             Sam Walton: Made In America86 reviews Sam Walton Bantam, 1993 Sam Walton my Hero! + Some self promotion by a unique American businessman. + Excellent memoirs from one of the century's greatest businessmen This book is an inspiring all-american success story of Sam Walton and his global Wal-mart empire. Sam chronicles his days as a small town merchant all the way to when the company did $45 billion dollars in the early 90's with testimnoials and insights by wal-mart associates, family and friends. ...             One Up On Wall Street : How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market165 reviews Peter Lynch Simon & Schuster, 2000 One up Your Investment Knowledge + Kicking the Tires + This book brought me to my senses. Peter Lynch wrote a classic with One Up on Wall Street. Peter Lynch was lead investment manager of the Magellan Fund, which is arguably the most successful large $ mutual fund in the US. He no longer manages the fund but in his book he lets us in on some of his secrets of choosing stocks. ...             Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics)55 reviews Philip A. Fisher Wiley, 2003 Great Book for Long-term Investors + The philosophy of long-term investing. This book makes me want to finish up any other project I'm currently working on so I can spend my free time finding good investments. Excellent book, not to mention it's recommended by Warren Buffett. I was disappointed, however, that there wasn't an Unabridged Audio CD version. And the reader ...             The Book of Investing Wisdom: Classic Writings by Great Stock-Pickers and Legends of Wall Street (Book of ...3 reviews Wiley, 1999 A solid conservative investment for your reading portfolio. + Informative and well organized. + A must read for serious investors! An exceptional collection of essays by 46 great names business such as Pickens, Baruch, Moody, Buffet, Lynch, Forbes, Soros, and Trump. Key themes include: basic of analysis; attitude and philosophy; strategy; cycles; views from the inside; and more. Each essay includes a biographical sketch of ...             Value Investing: A Balanced Approach (Frontiers in Finance Series)14 reviews Martin J. Whitman Wiley, 2000 Sage Advice for a Fraction of the Price Mr. Whitman packs an entire course worth of information into just 265 pages. Marty Whitman is reknowned for his frank shareholder letters, in which he often explains very complex investments in an easily understandable terms. If you are a fan of his notorious shareholder letters (as I am), and ...             Quality of Earnings7 reviews Thornton L. O'glove Free Press, 1998 Still worth reading + Middle Markets + Excellent to learn financial analysis + Financial Rapport             Investment Gurus: A Road Map to Wealth from the World's Best Money Managers (New York Institute of Finance)12 reviews Peter J. Tanous Prentice Hall Press, 1999 By far the best "Interviews with Money Managers" book + good investor interview book - inspiring + Highly Recommended! + worthwhile