The Ultimate Investor: The People and Ideas That Make Modern Investment (Paperback)

by Dean LeBaron (Author), Romesh Vaitilingam (Author) "The title resonates from college days, although memory of the subject matter it refers to has faded out..." (more)
Key Phrases: investing guru, quantitative investing, contrarian investing, United States, Wall Street, John Wiley (more...)

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Product Description
The Ultimate Investor gives you everything you need to understand today’s complex and exciting investment landscape. These are the people and ideas shaping tomorrow’s market. They are your investment future. An Ultimate Book from Capstone

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The Ultimate Investor Great investment opportunities and ideas are emerging constantly, from cutting edge developments in derivatives markets to the explosion in internet investing. There is a seemingly inexhaustible supply of books, articles, speeches, websites and interviews offering analysis, advice and inspiration, with time as the most valuable asset of all how can smart investors absorb only the best and most profitable thinking? The Ultimate Investor is the answer. Influential investor and commentator Dean LeBoron has teamed up with best-selling investment writer Romesh Vaitilingam to produce a one-stop guide to the world’s greatest investment ideas and thinkers. The Ultimate Investor offers sharp insights into every aspect of investment from fundamental concepts, markets and instruments like value investing, risk and mutual funds to the developing frontiers of emerging markets, ethical investment and hedge funds. The ideas of the top investment gurus are summarised and their lasting value assessed giving you exactly what you need to know from George Soros, Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Mark Mobius, Jock Bogle and many others. The Ultimate Investor gives you everything you need to understand today’s complex and exciting investment landscape. These are the people and ideas shaping tomorrow’s market. They are your investment future. More Ultimate Books from Capstone The Ultimate Business Library* The Ultimate Book of Business Gurus* The Ultimate Book of Business Quotations* The Ultimate Book of Business Brands The Ultimate Book of Business Breakthroughs The Ultimate Book of Investment Quotations The Ultimate Entrepreneur’s Book *This edition not available in North America.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 342 pages
• Publisher: Capstone; 1 edition (February 22, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841120065
• ISBN-13: 978-1841120065
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,306,039 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed with the lightweight content, March 15, 2001

By A Customer

Many interesting topics are addressed in the book, but without much insight or depth. There is a brief intro by the author, followed by what might be an e-mail exchange with someone else on that particular subject. Not much insight. In at least some instances, many important authorities for a subject are not mentioned.

I bought the book based on all of the other reviews, which seem to be very positive. My experience was quite different. To me the treatment was introductory and basic, so someone with some familiarity with finance might want to look elsewhere.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential book for investors and their advisors., July 17, 1999

By	Alfred Farha ([e-mail]) (Zürich, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

There has been no book written like this in the field of investments. Dean LeBaron has been one of the most successful money managers in recent times. He is also a gifted writer who together with his co-author, Romesh Vaitlingam an English consultant and financial journalist, has brought out this book and its companion, The Ultimate Book of Investment Quotations. Both are books which should not only be read and enjoyed for their enlightenment but they can be put into practice as well. The real genius of the authors in The Ultimate Investor is to have been able to bring into one book the wisdom of today's leading investment "gurus" ranging from Warren Buffett, George Soros, Charles Ellis, Peter Bernstein, Peter Lynch, George Russell to Dean LeBaron himself. The manner in which this is done is also rather unique: A set of facts on a given subject whether it be equities versus bonds, contrarian investments, fixed income, growth investing, emerging markets or what have you is followed by a response from the respective guru or expert on the subject. The result is an assembly of investment knowledge in 300 pages which one might easily say could be found in a wall to wall book shelf. This book should be read and studied as well as even practiced in some instances by portfolio managers, investment/financial advisors, market analysts, economists and investors who want to learn what is happening and not just blindly gamble away their assets. There is a wealth of knowledge in this book and it is not only an important reference but if put into practice, much of what the book offers has the potential for one to improve on the performance of his investments and at the very least to understand more about the factors relating to all sorts of investing. After reading this book, one feels as if he has just completed a course at Harvard Business School on the subject and he is now ready to face the complex financial world armed with the knowledge of those who have achieved the pinnacle of success as "The Ultimate Investor(s)."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Light On Content!!, March 27, 2001

By A Customer

I agree with the last reviewer. I purchased this book based on the positive reviews, but it is VERY light on content.