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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
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You know what happened during the financial crisis … now it istime to understand why the financial system came so close tofalling over the edge of the abyss and why it could happen again.Wall Street has been saved, but it hasn’t been reformed. What isthe problem? Suzanne McGee provides a penetrating look at the forces thattransformed Wall Street from its traditional role as acapital-generating and economy-boosting engine into a behemothoperating with only its own short-term interests in mind and withreckless disregard for the broader financial system and those whorelied on that system for their well being and prosperity. Primary among these influences was “Goldman Sachs envy”: theself-delusion on the part of Richard Fuld of Lehman Brothers,Stanley O’Neil of Merrill Lynch, and other power brokers (egged onby their shareholders) that taking more risk would enable theircompanies to make even more money than Goldman Sachs. Thathubris—and that narrow-minded focus on maximizing their
Ten Leading private investors share their secrets to maximumprofitability In The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital,the pioneers of the industry share the investing and managementwisdom they have gained by investing in and transforming theirportfolio companies. Based on original interviews conducted by theauthors, this book is filled with colorful stories on the subjectsthat most matter to the high-level investor, such as selecting andworking with management, pioneering new markets, adding valuethrough operational improvements, applying private equityprinciples to non-profits, and much more.
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This book deals with the history of private investment in Indiaand its determinants during the period 1900-1939. It develops asimple theoretical framework in its first part and tries to isolatethe influence on private investment in India of factor supplies, asagainst demand conditions. In the second part, all the majormanufacturing industries of the period are studied in detail. Mostof the analytical apparatus used is developed from orthodoxeconomic theory, but a heavy emphasis is placed on Keynesian ideas.Finally, the author presents a case study in the economic relationsbetween an imperial power (Britain) and a dependent colony (India).He also examines the social relations between the ruling race andthe Indians, and provides one of the few detailed accounts of themechanics of imperialism.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts's approach to leveraged buyouts was animportant aspect of the corporate restructuring and governancereforms in the American economy from the mid-1970s through 1990.During that period, KKR crafted a series of progressively moreelaborate deals tailored to specific companies and marketconditions. Through its creative debt financing and itsrelationships with an evolving cast of investors, companies, andmanagers, KKR drove the scale and scope of the buyout phenomenon tounprecedented highs. This book examines KKR's record in detail.Based upon interviews with partners of the firm and onunprecedented access to KKR's records, George Baker and GeorgeSmith have written a balanced and enlightening account of how KKRhas approached LBOs. This book focuses on KKR's founding,evolution, and innovations as ways to understand issues in modernAmerican business. In examining KKR as a unique form of enterprise- one that subscribes to a set of alternative perspectives onbusiness and value creation - t
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First published in 1934, Security Analysis is one of the mostinfluential financial books ever written. Selling more than onemillion copies through five editions, it has provided generationsof investors with the timeless value investing philosophy andtechniques of Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd. As relevant today as when they first appeared nearly 75 yearsago, the teachings of Benjamin Graham, "the father of valueinvesting," have withstood the test of time across a wide diversityof market conditions, countries, and asset classes. This new sixth edition, based on the classic 1940 version, isenhanced with 200 additional pages of commentary from some oftoday's leading Wall Street money managers. These masters of valueinvesting explain why the principles and techniques of Graham andDodd are still highly relevant even in today's vastly differentmarkets. The contributor list includes: Seth A. Klarman, president of The Baupost Group, L.L.C. andauthor of Margin of Safety James Grant,
Jesse Livermore was a loner, an individualist-and the most successful stock trader who ever lived. Written shortly before his death in 1940, How to Trade Stocks offered traders their first account of that famously tight-lipped operator's trading system. Written in Livermore's inimitable, no-nonsense style, it interweaves fascinating autobiographical and historical details with step-by-step guidance on: Reading market and stock behaviors;Analyzing leading sectors;Market timing;Money management;Emotional control. In this new edition of that classic, trader and top Livermore expert Richard Smitten sheds new light on Jesse Livermore's philosophy and methods. Drawing on Livermore's private papers and interviews with his family, Smitten provides priceless insights into the Livermore trading formula, along with tips on how to combine it with contemporary charting techniques. Also included is the Livermore Market Key, the first and still one of the most accurate methods of tracking and recording market pa
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