The essays of Warren Buffett
by Warren Buffett, Lawrence A. Cunningham · first published 1997
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Buffett's shareholder letters rearranged by theme, with Cunningham's annotations and context, so readers can follow his views on business, management and investing in his own words; often recommended after the letters.
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The author's annual letters to the stockholders of Berkshire Hathaway are edited to present the main themes regarding business, investing, price, value, corporate governance, and other important topics.
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This is a great complement to a book I loved: “The Essays of Warren Buffett,” a compilation of Warren Buffett's shareholder letters, organized by subject matter. http://www.amazon.com/Essays-Warren-Buffett-Lessons-Corporat...
on “Buffett FAQ” ↗…(audiobook): explains various economic ideas through telling the history of the fathers of those ideas. Investing: You can be a stock market genius by Joel Greenblatt: where to look for undervaluation The Essays of Warren Buffett by Lawrence Cunningham: Buffett's thoughts in Buffett's words, neatly categorised by topic Competition Demystified by Bruce Greenwald: how to identify a high quality business
on “Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your mental models?” ↗…building more wealth. From the mind of one of the greatest investors of all time: - The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham (get the annotated version with an epilogue written by Warren Buffett!) - The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America A book that discusses what matters most in your life from a resource-allocation, measurable results standpoint (family, etc.): - How Will You Measure Your Life by Clayton…
on “Ask HN: What are your favorite non-fiction books of all time?” ↗…available for free on www.berkshirehathaway.com ("Annual Reports" -> "Chairman’s Letter"), for those who prefer a book Lawrence Cunningham wrote a great compendium with annotations and context called "The Essays of Warren Buffett". I re-read these every once in a while over the years and found endless useful insights as my real-world business and finance experience grew.
on “Ask HN: What are some good resources to learn business administration/finance?” ↗…Peter L. Bernstein. A lively introduction to the theoretical foundations of modern finance and their history, Markowitz, Sharpe, etc. https://www.amazon.com/Capital-Ideas-Improbable-Origins-Mode... The Essays of Warren Buffett : Lessons for Corporate America by Warren E. Buffett. In his own words...you can also find many if not all online, on Berkshire website https://www.amazon.com/The-Essays-Warren-Buffett-Corporate/d...…
on “Ask HN: What are the must-read books about economics/finance?” ↗I agree in general, although I can think of a (very) few counterexamples - in particular, "The Essays of Warren Buffett", which collects fragments from Berkshire Hathaway annual letters into related topics.
on “How to read a business book” ↗…of any holdings group and Buffett has been priming for years to prevent shares tanking when he inevitably passes or steps down. Aside: to those who enjoyed reading this annual letter I recommend "The Essays of Warren Buffett" — an arranged collection of edited previous letters by theme (though they are all also freely available online).
on “Warren Buffett Just Wrote His Best Annual Letter” ↗For Buffett I recommend Essays of Warren Buffett. Regarding Munger’s Almanack, I wrote a nice summary just before his death: ”A real estate investment of $24 by the Dutch to buy the island of Manhattan would today be roughly equivalent to $3 trillion.…
on “Buffett to step down following six-decade run atop Berkshire” ↗…trade on rumors or try to guess takeover candidates. We just read the newspapers, think about a few of the big propositions, and go by our own sense of probabilities. There are several others in "The Essays of Warren Buffett" where he also describes how he just uses public information.
on “Investing Is More Luck Than Talent” ↗1. Selected Essays of Warren Buffett 2. First, Break all the Rules 3. Between the World and Me
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2017?” ↗…meaning - Letters of a Businessman to His Son Paperback - G. Kingsley Ward (Author) - The Design of the UNIX Operating System - Horse Sense - Hemingway farewell to arms - Save your marriage - The Essays of Warren Buffett : Lessons for Corporate America - On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors: John Z. DeLorean's - made me never want to work for big company 1000s of books... no time to read or list them all.
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