The Midas Touch
The Strategies That Have Made Warren Buffett the World's Most Successful Investor
John Train(Author)
Harriman House Publishing
2nd Edition
Published on 21. July 2003
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-897597-29-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is the book that tells readers how to invest like the man known as 'the Wizard of Omaha' (Forbes) and the investor with 'the Midas Touch'. John Train analyzes the strategies, based on the value approach, that have guided Buffett in his career, strategies that work even though Buffett operates a thousand miles from Wall Street.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Petersfield
United Kingdom
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 112 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-897597-29-3 (9781897597293)
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Previous edition
John Train
The Midas Touch
The Strategies That Have Made Warren Buffett America's Pre-eminent Investor
Book
06/1988
HarperPerennial
€29.89
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Content
1. A Master Investor Starting early Influences: 85 percent Ben Graham, 16 percent Phil Fisher 2. Some Favourite Investing Principles Good Businesses and Bad Businesses The Market and Fair Value Nothing Exceeds Like Success Pricing the Whole House The Part Is Better Than the Whole Risk and Reward The Margin of Safety Zigging When You Ought to Zag The Efficient Market Hypothesis The Out of My League Dilemma The Leverage in Insurance Companies The Cash Magnification Effect The 12 Percent Equity Bond Goodwill - the Gift that Keeps Giving 3. Buffett's Methods Keep It Simple Networking Gold Is Where You Find It Corporate Stock Repurchase Programs Special Distributions Stock Options Corporate Philanthropy 4. How to Invest Like Buffett Understand the Figures Apply Your Own Business Experience Go and Look Know the Values The Secret: Steady Compounding Avoid Risk What It Takes to Be a Good Investor What Makes a Bad Investor