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Superinvestors

Lessons from the greatest investors in history - from Jesse Livermore to Warren Buffett and beyond

By Matthew Partridge
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About the Author

Matthew Partridge

Matthew Partridge is an experienced financial journalist. He writes for MoneyWeek magazine, Britain's biggest-selling personal finance weekly. A trained historian, Matthew did a degree in economics and history at the University of Durham, before doing a master's and a doctorate in economic history at the London School of Economics. He has taught at Goldsmiths, University of London, as well as ... Read more on Matthew Partridge

Contents Listing

About the Author
Foreword by Clive Moffatt

Introduction: Opportunities for Ordinary Investors

1. Jesse Livermore - The Trend-Following Boy Plunger

2. David Ricardo - The Napoleonic Speculator

3. George Soros - The Alchemist Who Broke the Bank of England

4. Michael Steinhardt - The Contrarian Hedge Funder
- Introduction
- The sociology of the markets
- From block trading to variant perception
- The not so Nifty Fifty
- The trades that didn't work out
- Huge returns
- Worthwhile, but difficult

5. Benjamin Graham - The Father of Value Investing
- Introduction
- Buying value and smoking cigar butts
- Graham-Newman Corporation
- GEICO
- Value matters

6. Warren Buffett - The Elder Statesman of Finance
- Introduction
- From Omaha to Wall Street
- From value to growth
- Six decades of success
- Picking up where Graham left off
- What we can learn from Buffett

7. Anthony Bolton - The British Warren Buffett

8. Anthony Cross - Investing With an Economic Advantage

9. Philip Fisher - The Inventor of Growth Investing

10. T. Rowe Price - The Pragmatic Growth Investor

11. Peter Lynch - The Man Who Beat the Street

12. Nick Train - The Inactive Optimist

13. Georges Doriot - The Venture Capital Pioneer

14. Eugene Kleiner and Tom Perkins - The VCs of Silicon Valley

15. John Templeton - The Global Investor

16. Robert W. Wilson - The Short Seller

17. Edward O. Thorp - The Revenge of the Quants

18. John Maynard Keynes - The Stockpicking Economist

19. John 'Jack' Bogle - The Founder of Index Investing

20. Paul Samuelson - The Secret Investor

Conclusion: Lessons of the Superinvestors

Bibliography
- A. Published books
- B. Journal articles and working papers
- C. Newspaper and magazine articles
- D. Other sources

Thanks
Afterword
Index
About the Author
Foreword by Clive Moffatt

Introduction: Opportunities for Ordinary Investors

1. Jesse Livermore - The Trend-Following Boy Plunger

2. David Ricardo - The Napoleonic Speculator

3. George Soros - The Alchemist Who Broke the Bank of England

4. Michael Steinhardt - The Contrarian Hedge Funder
- Introduction
- The sociology of the markets
- From block trading to varia ...

Jacket Text

The ultimate guide to history’s greatest ever investors

Superinvestors lays bare the investing secrets of legendary investors - from early 20th-century figures such as Benjamin Graham and John Maynard Keynes, through to more modern names such as Anthony Bolton and Warren Buffett.

Listen to a sample of the audiobook version of Superinvestors.

The investors have been picked for a variety of criteria, including their investing excellence, the different ways in which they have made money - and above all for what they can teach individual investors.

A wide range of investment styles are represented, ranging from David Ricardo (who made a fortune by correctly predicting the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo), to the patient value-orientated approach of Warren Buffett. The book also looks at some important innovators, including John Bogle and his development of index funds as a low-cost way of getting exposure to the market, and Edward O. Thorp and his data-driven approach which aims to avoid human emotion.

The book looks at each of the investors' careers in depth. This includes their background, the strategies used to beat their peers, and an honest evaluation of their success, using a special star-rating system. Naturally, the main focus is on their best investments. However, sometimes failures can be extremely instructive - so the book also looks at those investments that didn’t quite go to plan. Finally, each chapter concludes by detailing the lessons that ordinary investors can learn from the superinvestor.

The result is a treasure trove of success stories, cautionary tales, legendary stock picks and world-beating strategies that will fascinate and inspire investors of every level.

The audiobook version of the book has been created in collaboration with ShareRadio - Intelligent talk about money & investment

Featuring:
Jesse Livermore, David Ricardo, George Soros, Michael Steinhardt, Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, Anthony Bolton, Anthony Cross, Philip Fisher, T. Rowe Price, Peter Lynch, Nick Train, Georges Doriot, Eugene Kleiner and Tom Perkins, John Templeton, Robert W. Wilson, Edward O. Thorp, John Maynard Keynes, Jack Bogle, Paul Samuelson

Professional Reviews

"..this book is a worthwhile addition to the category....Anyone considering investing in the stock market for the first time or even with years of investing experience will benefit from the insight provided by these super investors." Les Masonson, Buy Don't Hold

"...an enjoyable romp through some interesting and influential investment personalities." Jeremy Prescott

"This is a great read!" Martin Bamford, Informed Choice

"If you are a private investor it will show you what can make for success. If you are a professional fund manager it will provide you with useful insights on your rivals and those who came before you - and perhaps get you rating yourself." Clive Moffatt (from the foreword)

"It's a proper good read" Ben Judge, MoneyWeek


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MoneyWeek

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Jeremy Prescott, Private Investor

"....an enjoyable romp through some interesting and influential investment personalities."

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MarketWatch

These 20 have not just outperformed the market but have done so over extended periods.
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Informed Choice Radio

This is a great read.

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Market Wrap

Truly a great book.... It's interesting... It looks at all kinds of investing .... great, great examples of some of the top minds in investing and how they did it.

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Bloomberg Radio

A very interesting author ... It's a great read.

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Buy Don't Hold

There have been over a dozen books published over the years on the most successful traders, investors, and hedge fund managers. These include three books on traders written by Jack Schwager, and ...

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Investing by the Books

”The book benefits from the author’s deep knowledge of UK investors ... The author is clearly well read … It is never possible to do an investor justice over 6 to 8 pages. However, it is ...

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Stocks & Commodities

The investors have been picked for a variety of criteria, including their investing excellence, the different ways in which they have made money, and above all, for what they can teach individual ...

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ShareSoc

A review of the greatest investors in history and their investment styles

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The Times

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