The Intelligent Investor – Benjamin Graham

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham “the Father of Value Investing” has strongly influenced the investment style of Warren Buffet, possibly the greatest investor of all time.

Although the book was first wrtten in the 1950’s Warren Buffet writes in the preface

“I thought then that is was by far the best book about investing ever written. I still think it is”

I also believe this is an absolutely critical book to read, and without this knowledge you are opening yourself up to investing without the pre-requisit knowledge.

I strongly recommend the revised edition with the commentary by Jasson Zweig, who adds real value to the book, relating the timeless lesson from Graham to more recent events in the Stock Market, especially the internet bubble in 2000.

If you are interested in the minds of George Soros and his theory of how the techncials effect the fundamentals and vice versa, you can also read this transcript of the speech he gave at MIT.

• George Soros Theory of Reflexivity MIT Speech – The MIT Department of Economics World Economy Laboratory Conference Washington, DC Delivered April 26, 1994. When Rudi Dornbusch invited me to speak at this conference, he gave me a totally free hand in deciding what I wanted to talk …