Forbes Greatest Investing Stories

ISBN-13: 9780471484912 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 239 str.

Richard Phalon

Opis

An exciting follow-up to the bestselling Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Time
In the tradition of the bestselling Forbes(r) Greatest Business Stories of All Time, Forbes(r) Greatest Investing Stories focuses on profiles of fascinating people who have achieved success in a range of investing arenas. This volume chronicles old-time innovators like Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing; Hetty Green, the Street's first female stock picker; T. Rowe Price, founder of one of the largest mutual fund families; and Georges F. Doriot, the driving force behind the first publicly owned venture firm in the United States. Others featured include such modern-day legends as Tom Bailey, founder of Janus Funds; Marty Whitman, value investor supreme and manager of the Third Avenue Value Fund; and Muriel F. Siebert, the first woman admitted to the New York Stock Exchange. Packed with investing lessons, wisdom and even the story of the swindle of the century, Forbes(r) Greatest Investing Stories makes an engrossing read and a great gift for any investor or market mogul. Richard Phalon (New York, NY) has been a contributing editor at Forbes since 1980. He covered personal finance, Wall Street, urban affairs, and politics at the New York Times for sixteen years before joining Forbes. He is the author of The Takeover Barons of Wall Street and Your Money: How to Make It Work Harder Than You Do.

Spis treści

Why Investors Should Know Their History by James W. Michaels.

1. Value Avatar (Benjamin Graham).

2. Value with a Difference (Marty Whitman).

3. Growth Avatar (T. Rowe Price).

4. Extending the Growth Culture (Tom Bailey).

5. Swindle of the Century (Anthony DeAngelis).

6. Investor Beware (A Cautionary Tale).

7. The Richest Woman in the World (Hetty Green).

8. Visit with a Billionairess (Muriel Siebert).

9. The Venture Capital′s Capitalist (Georges Doriot).

10. A Venture of Angels (Paul Bandrowski).

A Note on Sources.

Acknowledgments.

Index.

O autorze

RICHARD PHALON has been a contributing editor at Forbes since 1980. He covered personal finance, Wall Street, urban affairs, and politics at the New York Times for sixteen years before joining Forbes. He is the author of The Takeover Barons of Wall Street and Your Money: How to Make It Work Harder Than You Do.

Blurb

MEET THE MOST SUCCESSFUL INVESTORS IN HISTORY AND PROFIT FROM THEIR STORIES

"A superb book on a subject of increasing consequence to rapidly growing numbers of Americans."
Steve Forbes, President, CEO, and Editor in Chief, Forbes

Take the advice of some of the most successful investors Wall Street has ever seen and you will gain a lifetime of priceless investment experience. From the "ten points" Benjamin Graham adhered to when picking value stocks to the simple formula of "bet the jockey, not the horse," created by Georges Doriot, each story carries a different lesson to becoming a better investor. Don’t pass up this opportunity to enhance your investment performance and knowledge by acting on the successes (and avoiding the errors) of the legendary investment professionals covered in this book.

Richard Phalon tells some of the most successful investing stories of all time through the personalities of the participants. The book amuses as it instructs and will help you put tried investment techniques to work.