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A Different View of Buffet as a Trader versus Investor
"Altucher, who is the founder and and former president of Stockpickr.com, shows how Buffett is not just a buy-and-hold value investor, as is commonly assumed. Buffett uses numerous trading and investi Read more...
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Value investors will often distinguish between investors and speculators/traders, so the title of this book about the king of value investing is silly. It's an easy to read description of Buffett's investing techniques not in the value investor cult, so that was the positive
Not a fan of James Altucher but he did a decent job on this book. Probably since he couldn't make any outrageous predictions.
"I don't think that many people see Buffett as a trader. Most view him as a long-term investor who buys companies that possess competitive advantages and holds them forever. However, the author points out that Buffett has used many different investment strategies such as cigar butt, value investing, Read more...
There are bunch of books about how to trade like Warren buffett but this book is the best one if you want to know about his trades, well written and insightful
"Buffet is the man. Noone compares to him. Altucher does a great job describing exactly Buffett's style of investing which not just buy-and-hold. This book describes Buffett's numerous trading and investing methods. There are also interviews with top traders about their techniques and how they co Read more...
Loved it. Well-written, insightful, inspiring.... just very interesting to learn about Warren Buffett and how he accumulated so much wealth. Lots of nuggets of wisdom and lots of interesting stories on how trading was back in his era and how it has changed.
Quick and easy read that destroys the false dichotomy of trader versus investor.
Extremely interesting viewpoint on Warren Buffett and how he accumulated so much wealth. I really liked it; had a lot of interesting stories on how trading was back in the day and highlights a lot of his moves through the years,
"Altucher, who is the founder and and former president of Stockpickr.com, shows how Buffett is not just a buy-and-hold value investor, as is commonly assumed. Buffett uses numerous trading and investing methods which are discussed in detail. In addition, top traders are interviewed about their techn Read more...
I like Altucher, he's an eccentric with great hair. This book, like so many others on Buffett miss the mark. Here's what I want from Buffett or a book on him: If you had $10,000 to invest, where would you put it? What would you look for in a company? The answers to those 2 questions are one heck Read more...
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