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The most important thing : uncommon sense for the thoughtful investor / Howard Marks.

Summary:

This book explains the keys to successful investment and the pitfalls that can destroy capital or ruin a career. Utilizing passages from his memos to illustrate his ideas, Marks teaches by example, detailing the development of an investment philosophy that fully acknowledges the complexities of investing and the perils of the financial world. Brilliantly applying insight to today's volatile markets, Marks offers a volume that is part memoir, part creed, with a number of broad takeaways.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0231153686
  • ISBN: 9780231153683
  • Physical Description: xii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2011]
Subject:
Investment analysis.
Investments.
Portfolio management.
Risk management.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Summary: This book explains the keys to successful investment and the pitfalls that can destroy capital or ruin a career. Utilizing passages from his memos to illustrate his ideas, Marks teaches by example, detailing the development of an investment philosophy that fully acknowledges the complexities of investing and the perils of the financial world. Brilliantly applying insight to today's volatile markets, Marks offers a volume that is part memoir, part creed, with a number of broad takeaways.