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Big Mistakes
- The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments
- Narrated by: Steve Menasche
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments explores the ways in which the biggest names have failed and reveals the lessons learned that shaped more successful strategies going forward.
Investing can be a roller-coaster of highs and lows, and the investors detailed here reveal just how low it can go; stories from Warren Buffet, Bill Ackman, Chris Sacca, Jack Bogle, Mark Twain, John Maynard Keynes, and many more illustrate the simple but overlooked concept that investing is really hard, whether you're managing a few thousand dollars or a few billion. Failures and losses are part of the game. Much more than just anecdotal diversion, these stories set the basis for the book's critical focus: learning from mistakes. These investors all recovered from their missteps and moved forward armed with a wealth of knowledge than can only come from experience. Lessons learned through failure carry a weight that no textbook can convey and in the case of these legendary investors, informed a set of skills and strategy that propelled them to the top.
Research-heavy and grounded in realism, this book is a must-listen for any investor looking to maximize their chances of success.
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Beat the market with the tips and techniques from the best value investors in the world. Value Investing, Second Edition is your guide to implementing value investing principles in your own portfolio, complete with a look at the approaches used by the best value investors past and present.
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- By Denny on 10-27-23
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Damn Right
- Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger (Revised)
- By: Janet Lowe
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
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A must-listen biography from the author of the best-selling Warren Buffett Speaks.
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2019 audio of 1999 book
- By William J Brown on 03-10-20
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Common Sense
- The Investor's Guide to Equality, Opportunity, and Growth
- By: Joel Greenblatt
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The United States is supposed to offer economic opportunity to everyone. So why are so many people left out in the cold? Globalization and technological change have ravaged the workforce. Hostile immigration policies actually keep Americans from getting jobs. Our education system is deeply unequal, denying opportunity to millions right from the start. Still, we can't seem to break from the status quo. In Common Sense, Joel Greenblatt offers an investor's perspective on building an economy that truly works for everyone.
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Good luck. Interesting ideas.
- By Sean CM on 06-09-23
By: Joel Greenblatt
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The Little Book of Big Profits from Small Stocks + Website
- Why You'll Never Buy a Stock Over $10 Again (Little Books. Big Profits)
- By: Hilary Kramer
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
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The key to building wealth the low-priced stock wayLow-priced gems, or what author Hilary Kramer calls "breakout stocks" come in all kinds of shapes and sizes but they all have three things in common: (1) they are mostly under $10; (2) they are undervalued; and (3) they have specific catalysts in the near future that put them on the threshold of breaking out to much higher prices. In The Little Book of Big Profits from Small Stocks, small stock expert Hilary Kramer looks for stocks with fifty to two hundred percent upside potential!
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Insightful, specific and resourceful!!!
- By Nico on 05-23-12
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The Dao of Capital
- Austrian Investing in a Distorted World
- By: Mark Spitznagel, Ron Paul
- Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
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In The Dao of Capital, hedge fund manager and tail-hedging pioneer Mark Spitznagel - with one of the top returns on capital of the financial crisis, as well as over a career - takes us on a gripping, circuitous journey from the Chicago trading pits, over the coniferous boreal forests and canonical strategists from Warring States China to Napoleonic Europe to burgeoning industrial America, to the great economic thinkers of late 19th century Austria.
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Brilliant
- By Cully on 01-28-22
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The Daily Trading Coach
- 101 Lessons for Becoming Your Own Trading Psychologist
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Every trader is an entrepreneur. And just as a new business must capitalize upon the strengths of its founders, a career in the markets crucially hinges upon the assets - personal and monetary - of the trader. As an active trader and a coach of traders in hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, and investment bank settings, author Brett Steenbarger has helped others see the personal assets they have possessed all along: those that can pay a lifetime of dividends.
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better as print
- By Dennis Imhof on 08-31-21
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The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them, 2nd Edition
- Getting Investing Right
- By: Peter Mallouk
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A reliable resource for investors who want to make more informed choices, this book steers listeners away from past investment errors and guides them in the right direction. The Five Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them, Second Edition focuses on what investors do wrong so you can avoid these common errors and set yourself on the right path to success. In this comprehensive reference, you'll learn to navigate the ever-changing variables and market dilemmas that can make investing a risky and daunting endeavor.
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Worked so far
- By Josh on 07-29-24
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The Little Book of Behavioral Investing
- How Not to Be Your Own Worst Enemy
- By: James Montier
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
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A detailed guide to overcoming the most frequently encountered psychological pitfalls of investing. Bias, emotion, and overconfidence are just three of the many behavioral traits that can lead investors to lose money or achieve lower returns. Behavioral finance, which recognizes that there is a psychological element to all investor decision-making, can help you overcome this obstacle.
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One of the best investing books
- By Lance on 05-27-11
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The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing
- Morningstar's Guide to Building Wealth and Winning in the Market
- By: Pat Dorsey, Joe Mansueto
- Narrated by: Marty Moran
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Over the years, people from around the world have turned to Morningstar for strong, independent, and reliable advice. The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing provides the kind of savvy financial guidance only a company like Morningstar could offer. Based on the philosophy that "investing should be fun, but not a game", this comprehensive guide will put even the most cautious investors back on the right track by helping them pick the right stocks, find great companies, and understand the driving forces behind different industries.
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easy to understand
- By Thomas on 03-02-24
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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
- By: Edwin Lefevre
- Narrated by: Rick Rohan
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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First published in 1923, this lightly fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore, one of the greatest market speculators ever, is widely regarded as one of best investment books of all time. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the resource that generations of investors have turned to when they needed deeper insight into their own investing habits and those of others. Listen to this work, featuring narrator Rick Rohan, and you'll soon discover your portfolio growing in new and unexpected ways!
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OUTSTANDING
- By XEVEN on 11-21-09
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- thekrf
- 09-04-22
Lessons learned
Very enjoyable; with good anecdotes about some of the great investors. The last chapter about the author is very relatable; the school of hard knocks which many investors travail.
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- Stretch
- 06-09-22
Enjoyed the format
Was a bit surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. Really enjoyed the idea of sharing big losses/mistakes from some of the most successful investors.
The writing style and presentation made the listen enjoyable, and the inclusion of trading idioms and wisdom throughout each chapter was well spaced.
Would actually put this one up there just behind some of the Market Wizards books for overall trading wisdom in a concise and fresh approach.
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- Thomas W. Wartman
- 09-05-19
A good summation of others failures
A good summary of some other famous blunders, but sometimes it is repetitive from other books, ie: The Snowball, or Thinking Fast and Slow. He seems to take many of his examples directly from other books like those. But overall it is a good listen.
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- RY
- 03-01-19
good content but annoying narrator
the content of the book is interesting but not perfect. the narrator sounds really annoying. as if he is reading for 3 year old
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- AmCustomer
- 09-17-23
Really good listen
I wouldn’t say this book gives a ton of “insight” or anything like that. But it’s definitely interesting to get some insight into what some of the most well known investors were thinking or how they were acting at certain points.
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- Louis M.
- 07-23-24
Good read for investors, especially retail who may be starting investing their own money
I discovered Michael Batnick through the podcast *The Compound & Friends*, which I enjoy. I came across his book on Audible and decided to listen to the first chapter. I ended up finishing the entire book in three days. While the concepts and facts are familiar, the organization and key takeaways are well-presented and engaging, even for those who have read extensively on the subject.
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- Jose
- 01-12-20
Before you Invest Read This
If I had read this and understood it when I was 21- I would be twice wealthier today.
This is the stuff you learn by 35 in one book.
But young bucks find it hard to Ready, Aim, and then Fire. The author Fired liked a mad man, then he aimed. But he is offering his wisdom to all. It’s good, take it!
For older investors it’s a good reminder to stay in the right path but you should already know this stuff. Livermore and Long Term Capital Management are well known stories.
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- Carlos E. Newbill
- 10-23-19
A must read for young and old
I not one for writing reviews but I feel grateful to Michael Batnick for compiling this investment wisdom gem.
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- John K.
- 05-05-23
good book
this is a pretty good book. I listened to it on audible. good lessons
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