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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: An elite education can hinder your ability to tackle problems in the real world effectively.
Chapter 3: Some companies may push employees to compromise their personal ethics and morals.
Chapter 4: Warren Buffett’s value-investing philosophy helps you steer clear of unethical investing practices.
Chapter 5: If you refuse to be bound by traditional practices, cultivate a positive mindset and forge your own bold path.
Chapter 6: Building a social network can help lay a strong foundation for your new business venture.
Chapter 7: Even a financial crisis can present a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a value investor.
Chapter 8: To be a successful value investor, you must craft the most efficient possible work environment for yourself.
Chapter 9: Develop the proper tools to better handle complexity and uncertainty.
Chapter 10: Once you embrace value investing, you’ll become not only a better investor but also a better person.
Description
In The Education of a Value Investor (2014), Guy Spier recounts his transformation from greedy hedge-fund manager on Wall Street to a successful value investor. Sharing the incredible story of his career and the wisdom he acquired along the way, Spier has some surprising insights concerning, what he sees as a false choice between leading an ethical life and a financially successful one. With great admiration, Spier also names the people who were most influential to his professional life, explaining the specific effect each of them had on his mindset and career.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone working as a hedge fund manager and frustrated with traditional business practices
- Anyone interested in the value-investing philosophy
- Anyone interested in the personal transformation of Guy Spier