The Warren Buffett Way: Investment Strategies of the World's Greatest Investor (Hardcover)

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"Simply the most important new stock book of the 1990s, to date. Buy it and read it." –Kenneth L. Fisher Forbes

The runaway bestseller–updated with new material included for the first time!

"The Warren Buffett Way outlines his career and presents examples of how his investment techniques and methods evolved and the important individuals in that process. It also details the key investment decisions that produced his unmatched record of performance." –from the Foreword by Peter S. Lynch Bestselling author, One Up on Wall Street and Beating the Street

". . . an extraordinarily useful account of the methods of an investor held by many to be the world′s greatest." –The Wall Street Journal

"Robert Hagstrom presents an in–depth examination of Warren Buffett′s strategies, and the ′how and why′ behind his selection of each of the major securities that have contributed to his remarkable record of success. His ′homespun′ wisdom and philosophy are also part of this comprehensive, interesting, and readable book." –John C. Bogle Chairman, The Vanguard Group

"It′s first rate. Buffett gets a lot of attention for what he preaches, but nobody has described what he practices better than Hagstrom. Here is the lowdown on every major stock he ever bought and why he bought it. Fascinating. You could even try this at home." –John Rothchild Financial columnist Time magazine

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The Warren Buffett Way Peter Lynch, bestselling author of One Up on Wall Street, says he’s "the Greatest Investor of them all." What is the secret of Warren Buffett’s spectacular success? How has he managed to so consistently beat all the major indices and so regularly come up a market winner? In his track record really nothing more than a rare statistical aberration—or is it the result of an identifiable approach that other investors can learn and master? The Warren Buffett Way offers investors their first in–depth look at the innovative investment and business strategies behind the spectacular success of living legend Warren E. Buffett. Tracing Warren Buffett’s career from the beginning, Robert G. Hagstrom, Jr., tells us exactly how, starting with an initial investment of only $100, Buffett built a business empire worth $19.4 billion.

• Offers a close–up look at Buffett’s highly successful investment theories and strategies
• Identifies the types of businesses Buffett now finds most attractive, and which ones he avoids
• Based on the author’s ten–year monitoring of Buffett’s numerous shrewd investments and ventures

A folksy midwesterner given to terse, homespun wisdom, Warren E. Buffett is one of the most closely watched figures in business today. A savvy investor and brilliant stock–picker, Buffett disdains market trends and sees himself as an investor in businesses rather than stocks. "Warren Buffett is often characterized simply as a ‘value investor’ or a ‘Ben Graham disciple.’ Hagstrom fills in the rest of the story with some immensely practical pointers on prospering in the market." —Martin S. Fridson Managing Director Merrill Lynch "Warren Buffett is surely the Greatest Investor of this century—not so much because he built a great fortune within a free market as because he has shared his important thinking with us and has openly demonstrated the sagacity and courage so vital to success. Berkshire Hathaway has been my largest, longest investment. Warren has been my best teacher." —Charles D. Ellis Managing Partner Greenwich Associates The Warren Buffett Way is both a fascinating read and a valuable resource for investors and business leaders.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   27 of 27 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Amazed by good reviews of this book, 4 April 1998 By A Customer This review is from: The Warren Buffett Way: Investment Strategies of the World's Greatest Investor (Mass Market Paperback) I am continually amazed by the good reviews this book receives; so I finally felt compelled to write. There is nothing in this book that Warren Buffett hasn't already said in his annual letters. Robert Hagstrom revealed his true reason for writing this book when the first paperback edition came out and in it, in fine print, was a notice stating that Hagstrom had started an investment fund designed to invest using Warren Buffett's principles (read: way). That is, he wrote the book so you would learn his name, become confident in his ability to analyze investments like Buffett does, and invest in his fund (which has a hefty expense ratio and has performed quite poorly I understand). So he writes this page book, in which he recommends that if you ever have the chance to read Buffett's annual letters, you should, since they "read like a book on his investment philosophy". I took his suggestion, ordered the back annual letters (sold by Berkshire Hathaway for $15) and found they repeated everything in this book - sometimes word for word (now how could Buffett have known what Hagstrom was going to write?). I get the feeling that Hagstrom has never met Buffett and never discussed investing with him (unlike Lowenstein, Lowe, Train, etc.) and his only research for this book was Buffett's annual letters. I learned more about Buffett's style from Roger Lowenstein's biography. Take Robert Hagstrom's advice and purchase the annual letters; they say the same thing - except Buffett's sense of humor is better. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars A poorly written precise of Buffett's annual reports., 28 Aug 1998 By A Customer This review is from: The Warren Buffett Way: Investment Strategies of the World's Greatest Investor (Mass Market Paperback) Far from giving the reader an insight into the investment strategies of the world's greatest investor this book simply summarises selected comments from Buffett in his annual reports of Berkshire Hathaway. Having read the book and the annual reports I can honestly say that Warren Buffett does it better! You can download the reports free of charge from the Berkshire Hathaway web site. Don't waste your time with this book. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   7 of 7 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars The Warren Buffett Way, 28 Sep 2007 By  Spider Monkey (UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    This review is from: The Warren Buffett Way (Paperback) This is an excellent look at the investment style of Warren Buffett. It is extremely well written and very clear, I'd even go so far to say that you don't need an in-depth knowledge of maths to understand the principles outlined in this book as they are explained so clearly, with many examples based on Buffetts own techniques and actual stock/business purchases. It has a slight biographical quality about it as well, which is great for that deeper understanding of Buffett and what has motivated and shaped his thinking. Of all the investment books i've read, this is one of the most accessible and useful. A great introduction to Buffett and value investing. Highly, highly recommended. If this piqued your interest try 'The Essays of Warren Buffett' by Lawrence Cunningham for some brilliant examples of Buffetts own clear and entertaining writing style and investment wisdom. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 14 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to investing (not speculating ;) ) This is a great book. The book's big strengths are: (+1) The core of the book is brilliant. Read more Published 4 months ago by Ned Maxton 5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece of Investment Literature This newly updated edition of Robert Hagstrom's book "The Warren Buffett Way" is simply the guide to investing. Read more Published on 14 Mar 2007 by Justin 5.0 out of 5 stars Six stars! This book describes Buffet's investment principles and decisions in a clear, brief and very good way. Read more Published on 21 Jul 2003 by Bas Röling 5.0 out of 5 stars Six stars! This book describes Buffet's investment principles and decisions in a clear, brief and very good way. Read more Published on 26 Jun 2003 by Bas Röling 4.0 out of 5 stars An easy read with a few pearls of wisdom. I found The Warren Buffet Way to be a very enjoyable book. I also feel that Hagstrom does himself (and WB) credit by pointing to BH's shareholder's reports as often as he does... Read more Published on 20 Jul 1999 5.0 out of 5 stars please HELP!! We are trying to get hold of the book Buffetts Way in South Africa. Apparently it has been out of print for a long time and we are desperate to get hold of a copy. Read more Published on 10 Mar 1999 3.0 out of 5 stars A detailed history of Warren Buffett's investing life From this book, you can understand how Warren Buffett established his Kingdom of Investing - Berkshire Hathaway. His philosophy is very simple and understandable - 1. Read more Published on 13 Feb 1999 5.0 out of 5 stars interesting overview, easy to read showed how common stocks made a lot of money- feel i missed the boat on simple winners Published on 4 Jan 1999 3.0 out of 5 stars Easy read, nice references, and some fluff I have read so much technical trading stuff lately that I have lost perspective. This book brought some fundamental perspective back. I makes the claim that Mr. Read more Published on 31 Dec 1998 5.0 out of 5 stars It did it for me. Well, this may not be the best book on Buffet out there, but it did it for me. Tables and comments were helpfull enough. Read more Published on 20 Nov 1998 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 14 customer reviews...

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