Value investing
by Bruce C. N. Greenwald · first published 2001
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A gentle, practical introduction to value investing that traces the approach from Graham to Buffett. It serves as a readable starting point for beginners before tackling Security Analysis.
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"Value Investing is a must for any serious investor wishing to gain a better understanding of the principles and practices behind this time-tested approach. It will earn a place on the bookshelf next to Graham and Dodd's Security Analysis and Graham's The Intelligent Investor."--BOOK JACKET.
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…affiliated with them). May I recommend the following literature: - Irrational Exuberance, by Robert Shiller (For a gentle introduction on how collective misguided investment can lead to bad things) - Value Investing, by Bruce Greenwald et al (For a gentle introduction to value investing) - Security Analysis, by Graham and Dodd (To learn from the masters, using good old English from the 30s) TL;DR: Services…
on “Ask HN: Review my investment website startup, StockYoyo.com” ↗…https://www.amazon.com/Security-Analysis-Seventh-Principles-... I'll paste a couple more readable ones too :) https://www.amazon.com/Concentrated-Investing-Strategies-Gre... https://www.amazon.com/Value-Investing-Graham-Buffett-Financ... Like I said to someone else above, I myself put almost all my savings in index funds and slowly read/study these just for curiosity. Eventually, I hope to actually spend some…
on “Bull markets make you feel smarter than you are” ↗…liquidated and everything would be sold off, you'd still walk away with a profit. In essence, you're trying to buy 1$ for < 1$. This is Buffett's philosophy and he has done really well with it. I'd recommend "Value Investing" by Greenwald, Kahn, Sonkin and van Biema as a good intro book that summarizes everything and has some easy to follow examples (because you can't usually just take the assets face value but have to discount…
on “Ask HN: Book recommendations for understanding financial systems?” ↗…Jason Zweig (2006) Intelligent Investor, revised ed. _________ and David Dodd (2008) Security Analysis, 6E Greenblatt, Joel (1999) You Can Be a Stock Market Genius Greenwald, Kahn, Sonkin, Biema (2001) Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond Henwood, Doug (1997) Wall Street: How It Works and for Whom Levitt, Arthur (2003) Take on the Street: How to Fight for Your Financial Future Lewis, Michael (1989)…
on “Ask HN: What are the must-read books about economics/finance?” ↗…model that includes future earnings (there are some conservative ones that are based only only on past performance, but they will never match with an IPO valuation.) A great place to start is this book: Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond ... by Bruce C. N. Greenwald ... most folks will say it's too conservative but it's a starting place.
on “Facebook shares hit again as valuation doubts rise” ↗…Graham, Benjamin, J. Zweig, D. Dodd (2006/08) Intelligent Investor, rev ed; Security Analysis, 6th ed. Greenblatt, Joel (1999) You Can Be a Stock Market Genius Greenwald, Kahn, Sonkin, Biema (2001) Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond Henwood, Doug (1997) Wall Street: How It Works and for Whom Levitt, Arthur (2003) Take on the Street: How to Fight for Your Financial Future Lewis, Michael (2010/1989)…
on “Ask HN: Book recommendations for understanding financial systems?” ↗