num_pages: 416
description: 'Whether a complete novice or a professional portfolio manager this book will give you access to the mindset and techniques of the most successful investors of our time and more importantly it will help you avoid mistakes. The Great Investors will have a permanent place on my desk.' Mark Sheridan  Executive Director Nomura International PLC Leading investors such as Warren Buffett Benjamin Graham Sir John Templeton George Soros and Anthony Bolton are known throughout the world. How did these people come to be so successful? Which strategies have they used to make their fortunes? And what can you learn from their techniques? In The Great Investors Glen Arnold succinctly and accurately describes the investment philosophies of the worlds greatest investors. He explains why they are the best gives details of their tactics for accumulating wealth captures the key elements that led to their market-beating successes and teaches you key lessons that you can apply to your own investing strategies. From the There are some very special people who seem to possess an exceptional talent for acquiring wealth. I want to explore not just the past triumphs of these masters but also the key factors they look for as well as the personality traits that allow them to control emotion and think rationally about where to place funds. How does a master of investment hone skills through bitter experience and triumph to develop their approach to accumulating wealth? Glen Arnold The Great Investors is the story of a number of remarkable John Templeton George Soros Warren Buffett Benjamin Graham Philip Fisher Peter Lynch Anthony Bolton and John Neff. Whether youre new to investing have had success in the markets or youre a professional investor or fund manger youll benefit from reading about their proven and successful trading philosophies. The Great Investors will show you how  Be a business analyst rather than a security analyst  Do your homework and develop a broad social economic and political awareness  Control emotion so as not to get swept away by the market  Be consistent in your approach even when you have bad years  See the wood for the trees and not over complicate your portfolio  Learn from your investing  Be self reliant stand aside from the crowd and follow your own logic  Take reasonable risk
language: English
title: The Great Investors: Lessons on Investing from Master Traders
publisher: Ft Pr