From the legendary vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, lessons in investment strategy, philanthropy, and living a rational and ethical life. A timeless classic that will change how you approach life. There is a billion-dollar education inside this book. Shane Parrish, founder of Syrus Partners and Farnam Street Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up, Charles T. Munger advises in Poor Charlie s Almanack. Originally published in 2005, this compendium of eleven talks delivered by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman between 1986 and 2007 has become a touchstone for a generation of investors and entrepreneurs seeking to absorb the enduring wit and wisdom of one of the great minds of the 20th and 21st centuries. Edited by Peter D. Kaufman, chairman and CEO of Glenair and longtime friend of Charlie Munger whom he calls this generation s answer to Benjamin Franklin this abridged Stripe Press edition of Poor Charlie s Almanack features a brand-new foreword by

For decades, thousands of people have gathered in Omaha, Nebraska for the Berkshire Hathaway AGM, and quizzed Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger on everything from the psychology of successful investors to the future of Coca-Cola and Apple. But unless you attended, for many years you only had access to what people could remember and report back from the meetings. In 2018, Berkshire released the archives of the annual meetings going back to 1994. Alex Morris―an equities analyst and financial writer―watched hundreds of hours of video from these annual meetings (as well as the six AGMs held since 2018), covering more than 1,700 questions asked by Berkshire Hathaway shareholders over the past 31 years. He then gathered, organized and edited the most interesting material into a comprehensive and accessible form. Buffett and Munger Unscripted is the result. From the art of intelligent capital allocation to the best ways to judge and compensate management, from understanding the nature of markets to embracing

Expert real-world insight on the intricacies of quantitative trading before, during, and after the trade The Elements of Quantitative Investing is a comprehensive guide to quantitative investing, covering everything readers need to know from inception of a strategy, to execution, to post-trade analysis, with insight into all the quantitative methods used throughout the investment process. This book describes all the steps of quantitative modeling, including statistical properties of returns, factor model, portfolio management, and more. The inclusion of each topic is determined by real-world applicability. Divided into three parts, each corresponding to a phase of the investment process, this book focuses on well-known factor models, such as PCA, but with essential grounding in financial context. This book encourages the reader to think deeply about simple things. The author, Giuseppe Paleologo, has held senior quantitative research and risk management positions at three of the four biggest hedge fund

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Use a master’s lost secret to pick growth companies bound forsuccess In 1948, legendary Columbia University professor BenjaminGraham bought a major stake in the Government Employees InsuranceCorporation. In a time when no one trusted the stock market, hechampioned value investing and helped introduce the world tointrinsic value. He had a powerful valuation formula. Now, in thisgroundbreaking book, long-term investing expert Fred Martin showsyou how to use value-investing principles to analyze and pickwinning growth-stock companies—just like Graham did when heacquired GEICO. Benjamin Graham and the Power of Growth Stocks isan advanced, hands-on guide for investors and executives who wantto find the best growth stocks, develop a solid portfolio strategy,and execute trades for maximum profitability and limited risk.Through conversational explanations, real-world case studies, andpragmatic formulas, it shows you step-by-step how this enlightenedtrading philosophy is successful. The secret lies in Graham’sv

Morningstar has been helping investors make better investing decisions for more than 20 years with independent information and analysis. Morningstar people are passionate about helping you invest successfully. Paul Larson is the editor of the Morningstar Investing Workbook Series: Stocks. He is also one of Morningstar's Equities Strategists and editor of Morningstar StockInvestor. As editor, Larson manages the publication's two market-beating portfolios: Tortoise for conservative and Hare for aggressive investors.

Over the past decade, credit derivatives have emerged as the key financial innovation in global capital markets. At end 2004, the market size hit $6.4 billion (in notional amounts) from virtually nothing in 1995. This rise has been spurred by the imperative for banks to better manage their risks, not least credit risks, and the appetite shown by institutional investors and hedge funds for innovative, high yielding structured investment products. As a result, growth in collateralized debt obligations and other second–generation products, such as credit indices, is currently phenomenal. It is enabled by the standardization and increased liquidity in credit default swaps – the building block of the credit derivatives market. Written by market practitioners and specialists, this book covers the fundamentals of the credit derivatives and structured credit market, including in–depth product de*ions, analysis of real transactions, market overview, pricing models, banks business models. It is recommended r

Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset. Valuation is at the heart of every investment decision, whether that decision is to buy, sell, or hold. But the pricing of any financial asset has become a more complex task in modern financial markets. Now completely revised and fully updated to reflect changing market conditions, Investment Valuation, Second Edition, provides expert instruction on how to value virtually any type of asset-stocks, bonds, options, futures, real assets, and much more. Noted valuation authority and acclaimed NYU finance professor Aswath Damodaran uses real-world examples and the most current valuation tools, as he guides you through the theory and application of valuation models and highlights their strengths and weaknesses. Expanded coverage addresses: Valuation of unconventional assets, financial service firms, start-ups, private companies, dot-coms, and many other traditionally valued assets； Risk in foreign countries and how best to deal wit