Synopsis
What separates the good investors from the super investors?
In Superinvestors, the answer is clear: winning in the markets is not just about financial strategy; it is a profound matter of character. After 27 years in the markets, Jared Dillian confronts the uncomfortable truth that losing money in the markets is more than just bad luck—it is also a failure of character.
Super investors all share common traits, psychological tendencies that coincide with profitability, and these traits are durable and repeatable over time. Dillian identifies 20 durable, repeatable traits that consistently coincide with long-term profitability.
From emotional fitness and intellectual flexibility to the counterintuitive necessity of disagreeableness, these qualities are what truly separate the good from the great. This book serves as both a roadmap for investing excellence and an invitation to self-improvement.
Whether you are a seasoned pro or an aspiring trader, Superinvestors challenges you to look inward, cultivate the necessary character traits, and elevate your performance by becoming not just a better investor, but a better person.
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About the author
Jared Dillian is the editor of The Daily Dirtnap, a daily market newsletter for investment professionals, continuously published since 2008. He graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1996 with a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science, from the University of San Francisco in 2001 with an MBA, concentration in Finance, and from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2023 with an MFA in Writing. Jared worked for a small floor market maker on the Pacific Options Exchange from 1999 to 2000, and was a trader for Lehman Brothers from 2001 to 2008, specializing in index arbitrage and ETF trading. Additionally, Jared was an adjunct professor in the business program at Coastal Carolina University.
Jared is also an investment strategist at Mauldin Economics, and previously contributed to Bloomberg Opinion, Forbes and TheStreet.com. His media appearances include MSNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg TV, BNN, The New York Times, LA Times, Business Insider, Marketwatch, Yahoo! Finance, and dozens of local and syndicated radio programs. From 2019-2021, he was the host of The Jared Dillian Show, a nationally syndicated radio show on personal finance, and is now the host of the Be Smart podcast. In his spare time, Jared is a progressive house DJ and speaks frequently on mental health issues at financial institutions.
He is the author of Street Freak: Money And Madness At Lehman Brothers, which was named Businessweek's #1 general business book of 2011; the novel All The Evil of This World, published in 2016; Those Bastards: 69 Essays; No Worries: How To Live a Stress Free Financial Life, and The Awesome Portfolio: A simple, stress-free approach to investing.
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