Common stocks and common sense the strategies, analyses, decisions, and emotions of a particularly successful value investor

Deep insight and candid discussion from one of Wall Street's best investors Common Stocks and Common Sense provides detailed insight into common stock investing, using a case-study approach based on real-world investments. Author Edgar Wachenheim is the 28-year CEO of Greenhaven Associates, boa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wachenheim, Edgar
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey John Wiley & Sons 2016
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • 10 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONNOTE; 11 BOEING; 12 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES; 13 GOLDMAN SACHS; NOTES; 14 A LETTER TO JACK ELGART; NOTES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX; EULA
  • TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; INTRODUCTION; 1 MY APPROACH TO INVESTING; BEING A CONTRARIAN; HAVING CONFIDENCE; CONTROLLING EMOTIONS; NOTES; 2 THE BRIEF STORY OF MY LIFE; 1. WILLINGNESS AND ABILITY TO BE AN INDEPENDENT THINKER AND A CONTRARIAN; 2. MOTIVATION TO SUCCEED FINANCIALLY; 3. EDUCATION; 4. ANALYTICAL SKILLS; 5. CONFIDENCE; 6. PRAGMATIC GOALS AND AMBITION; 7. CONTROL OF EMOTIONS; 8. FUN; NOTE; 3 IBM; NOTE; 4 INTERSTATE BAKERIES; 5 U.S. HOME CORPORATION; 6 CENTEX CORPORATION; NOTES; 7 UNION PACIFIC (RAILROAD); NOTES; 8 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP (AIG); NOTE; 9 LOWE'S; NOTES