The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel
by Graham, BenjaminEdition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1986-01-22
Publisher(s): HarperCollins Publications
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Summary
The first edition of "The Intelligent Investor" was published in 1949, and for more than 47 years its sound principles have remained valuable strategies for investors. "By far the best book on investing ever written", hails Warren E. Buffett of Benjamin Graham's classic bestseller--one of America's most respected guides to the stock market.
Author Biography
Benjamin Graham (1894-1976), the father of value investing, was perhaps the most influential investor of all time. His books are investment classics, with The Intelligent Investor (first published in 1949) and Securities Analysis (1934) selling steadily. His life and work have been inspiration for many of today's most successful businesspeople, including Warren Buffett.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| What This Book Expects to Accomplish | p. ix |
| Investment versus Speculation: Results to Be Expected by the Intelligent Investor | p. 1 |
| The Investor and Inflation | p. 16 |
| A Century of Stock-Market History: The Level of Stock Prices in Early 1972 | p. 26 |
| General Portfolio Policy: The Defensive Investor | p. 40 |
| The Defensive Investor and Common Stocks | p. 53 |
| Portfolio Policy for the Enterprising Investor: Negative Approach | p. 63 |
| Portfolio Policy for the Enterprising Investor: The Positive Side | p. 73 |
| The Investor and Market Fluctuations | p. 94 |
| Investing in Investment Funds | p. 116 |
| The Investor and His Advisers | p. 131 |
| Security Analysis for the Lay Investor: General Approach | p. 145 |
| Things to Consider About Per-Share Earnings | p. 165 |
| A Comparison of Four Listed Companies | p. 175 |
| Stock Selection for the Defensive Investor | p. 183 |
| Stock Selection for the Enterprising Investor | p. 201 |
| Convertible Issues and Warrants | p. 220 |
| Four Extremely Instructive Case Histories | p. 233 |
| A Comparison of Eight Pairs of Companies | p. 246 |
| Stockholders and Managements: Dividend Policy | p. 269 |
| "Margin of Safety" as the Central Concept of Investment | p. 277 |
| Postscript | p. 288 |
| Appendixes | p. 291 |
| The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville | |
| Important Rules Concerning Taxability of Investment Income and Security Transactions (in 1972) | |
| The New Speculation in Common Stocks | |
| A Case History: Aetna Maintenance Co. | |
| Tax Accounting for NVF's Acquisition of Sharon Steel Shares | |
| Technological Companies as Investments | |
| Index | p. 329 |
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