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The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel Hardcover – January 22, 1986

by Benjamin Graham (Author), Warren E. Buffett (Preface, Introduction)
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The classic bestseller by Benjamin Graham, perhaps the greatest investment advisor of the 20th century, The Intelligent Investor has taught and inspired hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Since its original publication in 1949, Benjamin Graham's book has remained the most respected guide to investing, due to his timeless philosophy of "value investing," which helps protect investors against the areas of possible substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies with which they will be comfortable down the road.

Over the years, market developments have borne out the wisdom of Benjamin Graham's basic policies. Here he takes account of both the defensive and the enterprising investor, outlining the principles of stock selection for each, and stressing the advantages of a simple portfolio policy. Among the book's special features are the use of numerous comparisons of pairs of common stocks to bring out their elements of strength and weakness and the construction of investment portfolios designed to meet specific requirements of quality and price attractiveness.

The Intelligent Investor may be the most important book you will ever read on making your investments a success.

"The Intelligent Investor is the best book ever written for the stockholder," says author and investment counselor John Train. Benjamin Graham's classic work offers sound and safe principles for investing-principles that have worked for more than forty years since the first edition was published. With an introduction and appendix by Warren Buffett, one of Graham's most famous students in investing strategy, this book takes account of both the defensive and the enterprising investor.

"By far the best book on investing ever written." -- Warren E. Buffett

"There have been other good books written about money since 1841, but only a few hold up. The best known and most likely to make you money is The Intelligent Investor." -- Andrew Tobias

"Graham ranks as this century's (and perhaps history's) most important thinker on applied portfolio investment." -- John Train, author of The Money Masters

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    January 22, 1986
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  6. ISBN-10
    9780060155476
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    978-0060155476
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"The wider Mr. Graham s gospel spreads, the more fairly the market will deal with its public." -- Barron's

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Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, was perhaps the most influential investment figure of all time.His work laid the foundation of modern security analysis, and two of his books,The Intelligent Investor (1949) and Security Analysis(1934), are investment classics that remain bestsellers to this day.His Life and work have been inspiration for many of today's most successful investors, including Warren Buffett, Michael F. Price, and John Neff.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0060155477
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper & Row Publishers; 4th Revised edition (January 22, 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 340 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780060155476
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060155476
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.26 x 8.25 inches
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Benjamin Graham (/ɡræm/; born Benjamin Grossbaum; May 8, 1894 – September 21, 1976) was a British-born American economist and professional investor. Graham is considered the father of value investing, an investment approach he began teaching at Columbia Business School in 1928 and subsequently refined with David Dodd through various editions of their famous book Security Analysis. Graham had many disciples in his lifetime, a number of whom went on to become successful investors themselves. Graham's most well-known disciples include Warren Buffett, William J. Ruane, Irving Kahn and Walter J. Schloss, among others. Buffett, who credits Graham as grounding him with a sound intellectual investment framework, described him as the second most influential person in his life after his own father. In fact, Graham had such an overwhelming influence on his students that two of them, Buffett and Kahn, named their sons Howard Graham Buffett and Thomas Graham Kahn after him. Graham also taught at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

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Bernard M. Patten
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Investment Book ever Written
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2002
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This is the best investment book that I have read and I am a veteran of many investment books having written one myself. In fact, The Intelligent Investor is probably the best investment book ever written. Good investing doesn't require a gigantic IQ, but it does need a proper state of mind, the intellectual framework for recognizing the truth and the ability to keep your emotions from eroding that framework. What I liked the best in the book was the numerous case studies which allowed me to work out my investment decisions on given stock situations and then see what subsequently happened to that stock. The subsequent discussions and the results proved that stock picking can be quite scientific and predictable. The book further proves that the investors worst enemy is often himself/herself. The fault Dear Brutus is not in our stocks but in ourselves for we are underlings. Enthusiasm might do well in other endeavors, but in Wall Street it almost invariably leads to disaster. In Wall Street it's the facts that count not wishful thinking or fantasy as so many have recently learned. Incidentally, I agree with Graham's definition: An investment is one which, upon analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Anything else is a speculation and should be avoided. Follow Graham and you might profit from the folly of others rather than participate in folly yourself.
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NED Forman
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless investing wisdom
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The opinions and recommendations in the Intelligent Investor, written in the 1949, and in the 1973 revised edition which I read, have proven to be accurate, edifying, and if adhered to, a way to increase wealth. Fascinating reading for novice Stock Market investors, as well as the experienced investor.
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5.0 out of 5 stars best book ever read
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This has been by far the best book I ever read. Chapter 8 is the FUNDAMENTALS of investing.
It turned me from a good investor, to a great investor. If you read this book and try and apply the strategies today it is vry applicable. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to learn investing.
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Thomas N. Tsongas
4.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat dated but still a good read
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2002
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I am a firm believer in the concept of value investing and dollar cost averaging. Graham, the father of these concepts, outlines his viewpoints in a candid and frank manner and gives both novice and advanced investors a glimpse into his views of how to pick a good company and determine its value based on effective security analysis.
The book is a little dry at times and the material is somewhat dated. The last revision was in the early 70s so as such, don't look to it for good judgements as to which industry may be the one of preference since times have changed. But Graham's no nonsense approach to choosing stocks based on value, using dollar cost averaging and effective asset allocation are worth the price alone in my mind.
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5.0 out of 5 stars THIS KNOWLEDGE NEVER GOES OUT OF DATE
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B.O. Graham's book is some of the best investment advice you will ever read or obtain. So simple and direct, easy to understand, and written with great insights into human behavior in the stock market. I have been following his advice for many years and it has paid great dividends for me. You don't have to be a genius to build wealth in the stock market but you must be disciplined and have a plan. Graham outlines the basics for you in this classic book on investing. I still refer to it quite often when I get off my investing track and it brings me back to reversion to the means thinking and how to view the market.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, Practical Instruction in How to Find Value in the Stock Market
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Over the past 30 years I have read a lot about Warren Buffet's early stock market education and noted that he has often cited his reading of 'The Intelligent Investor' as an critical starting point for him personally. I have now read and re-read this classic book a number of times over the years and I, while I still have a lot to learn, I can see my success in investing steadily improving. It offers a solid grounding in how to buy value in the stock market.
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3.0 out of 5 stars For its day it was a great book, but it is very outdated and reads ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2018
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For its day it was a great book, but it is very outdated and reads like a textbook. You can still get some useful info out of it, but I'm not sure that what you get out of it is worth the cost of the book or the time it will take to read it.
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Michael L. Wolff
5.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to understand and finish, but worth it.
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2013
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I bought this because it was recommended by Warren Buffet. It is NOT an easy book to comprehend and it took me nearly 9 months to finish, but it is well worth it. The market insights have proven to be invaluable. I make investment and speculative decisions with much more confidence now. Not only that, I haven't made a losing decision since I have finished this book. Some of the information may not be valid anymore and it can be outdated, but like I said, earlier, it is a hard read, but it will increase your intelligence and ability to make investment decisions. If you can actually finish the book and apply the knowledge, you will be up there in the top percentile of investors.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Investors bible
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1.0 out of 5 stars how to make someone's experience laws
Reviewed in France on March 29, 2016
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if you are a time traveler buy it ! you will be able to predict what happened in the sixties and seventies and will be able to get rich the same way buffet did. If you have no brain and no value for industry whatsoever, and if you like to calculate anything but human cost, buy it too.

If you are looking for a book to teach you how to choose your investments in order to raise money and avoid bubbles, pass your way, this book is not for you
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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended.
Reviewed in Canada on March 22, 2018
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Every bit as informative as it was said to be.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book in great condition.
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