The strategies and techniques of THE investment legendWarren Buffett Wealth follows the world's greatest investor from the beginning of his career, as he takes a 100-dollar investment and turns it into one of the most successful multibillion-dollar companies in the world. By carefully detailing how Buffett began his career and discussing what he learned from Benjamin Graham, this book reveals the true secrets to Buffett's success. Readers will see how Buffett reached the pinnacle of his profession by following certain key principles such as investing in old-style traditional American companies, holding the companies forever, and hiring and keeping the same managers.Robert P. Miles (Tampa, FL) is a writer, speaker, and consultant. He is also the author of The Warren Buffett CEO (0-471-44259-3) and 101 Reasons to Own the World's Greatest Investment: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (0-471-41123-X).
Warren Buffett Wealth: Principles and Practical Methods Used by the World's Greatest Investor
Table of contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Study the Best to Be the Best 1
Chapter 2 The Making of a Billionaire: A Timeline of Warren Buffett's Wealth-Building Lifetime 23
Chapter 3 What Kind of Investor Are You? 43
Chapter 4 Developing an Investment Philosophy 69
Chapter 5 Know What You Own 85
Chapter 6 Invest in Main Street, Not Wall Street 103
Chapter 7 Buy to Keep, and Buy a Lot of a Few 123
Chapter 8 How You Can Learn from Buffett's Investment Mistakes 141
Chapter 9 Common Myths about Investing, Wealth, and Buffett 163
Chapter 10 Five Investment Principles from the Next Warren Buffett 179
Chapter 11 Warren Buffett's Lessons on Having a Rich Life 191
Chapter 12 The Journey of a Lifetime 213
Appendix "The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville" 225