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1 online resource. |
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text file PDF |
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polychrome |
| Series |
Columbia Business School Publishing
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Columbia Business School publishing.
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| Summary |
In May of 2011, Columbia Business School Publishing released Howard Marks' The Most Important Thing, a book that distilled the wisdom of Marks' celebrated client memos into a single volume, making his time-tested investing philosophy available to general readers for the first time. The book was greeted with wide acclaim from investors--professional, casual, aspiring, and armchair alike--and became a business bestseller. Now, Columbia Business School Publishing is proud to announce an innovative digital edition that allows you to read Marks' words alongside comments, insights and counterpoints from four other renowned investors and investment educators: Christopher Davis, Joel Greenblatt, Paul Johnson and Seth Klarman. See what these investors think of such concepts as "second-level thinking," the price/value relationship, patient opportunism, and defensive investing. There are also annotations from Howard Marks himself, highlighting some of the themes that ... |
| Contents |
Second-level thinking -- Understanding market efficiency (and its limitations) -- Value -- The relationship between price and value -- Understanding risk -- Recognizing risk -- Controlling risk -- Being attentive to cycles -- Awareness of the pendulum -- Combating negative influences -- Contrarianism -- Finding bargains -- Patient opportunism -- Knowing what you don't know -- Having a sense for where we stand -- Appreciating the role of luck -- Investing defensively -- Avoiding pitfalls -- Adding value -- Reasonable expectations -- Pulling it all together. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Investments.
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Investments. |
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Portfolio management.
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Portfolio management. |
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Investment analysis.
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Investment analysis. |
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Risk management.
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Risk management. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Marks, Howard, 1946- Most important thing illuminated. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012 9780231162845 (DLC) 2012003076 (OCoLC)775590881 |
| ISBN |
9780231530798 (electronic book) |
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023153079X (electronic book) |
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9780231162845 |
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0231162847 |
| Standard No. |
10.7312/mark16284 |
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