The Education of a Value Investor

My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment

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Recommended by Marvin Liao, Benjamin Kwan, and 2 others. See all reviews

Ranked #43 in Investment, Ranked #44 in Stocks

What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker spends a small fortune to have lunch with Warren Buffett? He becomes a real value investor. In this fascinating inside story, Guy Spier details his career from Harvard MBA to hedge fund manager. But the path was not so straightforward. Spier reveals his transformation from a Gordon Gekko wannabe, driven by greed, to a sophisticated investor who enjoys success without selling his soul to the highest bidder. Spier's journey is similar to the thousands that flock to Wall Street every year with their shiny new diplomas, aiming to be King of... more
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Marvin Liao Partner/500 StartupsI’d say it was back during my teenage years at High School, feeling very down when my grandfather passed away & overall just feeling VERY lost direction wise in life. I retreated to my books & the ones that still stick with me are Louis L’Amour’s “The Education of a Wandering Man” & his Medieval adventure “The Walking Drum“. They entranced me & helped me to get my spirits back up. (Source)

Benjamin Kwan I am currently reading "The Education of a Value Investor- Guy Spier". I am very interested in Value Investing and I tried reading The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham but it was too difficult for me to understand. So I decided to read this first before revisiting the Holy Grail of Value Investing. (Source)

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