The Deals of Warren Buffett, Volume 1
06 November 2017Synopsis
It took the world's greatest investor, Warren Buffett, nearly four decades to make his first $100m. The Deals of Warren Buffett – Volume 1 charts the series of investments that made up that journey.
In revealing detail, and with a lucid descriptive style, experienced author and investor Glen Arnold explains Buffett's thinking behind these investment deals and shows how his cumulative returns compounded his wealth over time.
In this formative period, from 1941-78, Buffett developed and honed the investment philosophy that would lead him to become so successful as his career progressed. But it was not all plain sailing – Buffett made mistakes along the way – and Arnold shows how Buffett learned through success and failure how to select companies worth backing. Arnold also includes insightful 'learning points' at the end of each chapter, which reveal how investors can learn from the craft of Warren Buffett to improve their own investing.
Investments featured in this first volume include: GEICO, American Express, Disney, Berkshire Hathaway, See's Candies, and The Washington Post.
With stories and analysis drawn from decades of investing experience, join Glen Arnold and delve deeper in The Deals of Warren Buffett!
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06 November 2017
9780857196033About the author
Despite holding positions of Professor of Investment and Professor of Corporate Finance, Glen Arnold concluded that academic life was not nearly as much fun, nor as intellectually stimulating, as making money in the markets. He now spends most of his time running an equity portfolio for clients of Henry Spain Investment Services from an office in the heart of rural Leicestershire, and serves as a director on the board of Zytronic.
For decades his main research focus explored the question, 'What works in investment?', drawing on the ideas of the great investors, academic discoveries and corporate strategic analysis. While he used to teach on this subject in the City of London, he would now rather concentrate on actual investment analysis for clients' portfolios.
He is the author of the UK's bestselling investment book and 14 other books.
Reviews
Great lessons for life, as well as investment.John ChatfeildRoberts, Jupiter Fund Management
Useful history and lucid investment analysis.Lawrence A. Cunningham, Editor, The Essays of Warren Buffett
Buffett followers will welcome this addition to the already huge Buffett bibliography. Arnold s book will be even more illuminating to investors who are in search of an overarching rationale for their investing decisions.Brenda Jubin, ValueWalk
While scores of books have been written about Warren Buffett, Prof. Arnold has created a work from which anyone interested in Saga of Omaha - and investing in general - can learn something new. The author provides great insights into the thinking behind each major deal, how Buffett crafted his own investment style and how numerous colleagues and friends helped him along the way. For any investor keen to learn how to repeat Buffett's success this is a must read.Richard Gill, CFA, Master Investor magazine
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