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Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Davis is one of the UK's leading authors and commentators on stock market investment. He is the author of Money Makers (Texere, 1998), a study of the investment habits and philosophy of seven top UK investors, and Investing With Anthony Bolton, an analysis of the methods of Fidelity's legendary UK fund manager (Harriman House, 2004). He has written a popular weekly column in The Independent since 1995. He is also the founder/editor of the specialist newsletter Independent Investor. He has degrees from Cambridge University and MIT's Sloan School of Management, where he met and studied the methods of Warren Buffett for a Master's degree thesis. Before his year at MIT, he was a senior business journalist at The Sunday Telegraph, The Times and The Economist. His Independent Investor website has more information.
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Investing with Anthony Bolton - 2nd Edition
The anatomy of a stock market winner
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What Warren Buffett Thinks 2006
A first hand report from the Berkshire Hathaway AGM
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What Warren Buffett Thinks 2005
A first hand report from the 'Woodstock of Capitalism' - Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting
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Money Makers
The Stock Market Secrets of Britain's Top Ten Professional Investment Managers
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Winning the Loser's Game
From its genesis as a prize-winning journal article, written by investing pioneer Charles Ellis in 1975, this book has become one of our most respecte... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Capital Ideas
In this rich and lively history of the ideas that shaped modern finance, Peter Bernstein tells the story of how a small, little-known group of scholar... Read more at the GI Bookshop
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Lawrence Cunningham has collated Warren Buffett's letters into a single volume, providing readers with the chance to gain an insight into this master ... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Money Masters of Our Time
In 'Money Masters of our Time' John Train once again displays his ability to explain clearly the strategies, experience, and human qualities of those ... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Common Sense on Mutual Funds
Written in Bogle's inimitable style, this eye-opening book examines the fundamentals of mutual fund investing alongside industry practices that are of... Read more at the GI Bookshop
The Zulu Principle
Jim Slater is one of the foremost stockmarket investment experts of our time. His chief strengths are his uncanny ability to identify undervalued comp... Read more at the GI Bookshop
When Genius Failed
John Meriwether, a famously successful Wall Street trader, spent the 1980s as a partner at Salomon Brothers, establishing the best - and the brainiest... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Triumph of the Optimists
Investors have too often extrapolated from recent experience. In the 1950s, who but the most rampant optimist would have dreamt that over the next fif... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Engines that Move Markets
This engaging book highlights the history of industrial development and its impact on investors. Today's investors will learn about past approaches to... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Barbarians at the Gate
From two award-winning journalists comes the story of the largest ever corporate takeover in American history. With a stake of £25 billion, the battle... Read more at the GI Bookshop
(Rogers') commodities book is first class and one that I would strongly recommend, not least because it is admirably clear and (to my mind) persuasive. The Rogers thesis is that co
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Biography
Jonathan Davis is one of the UK's leading authors and commentators on stock market investment. He is the author of Money Makers (Texere, 1998), a study of the investment habits and philosophy of seven top UK investors, and Investing With Anthony Bolton, an analysis of the methods of Fidelity's legendary UK fund manager (Harriman House, 2004). He has written a popular weekly column in The Independent since 1995. He is also the founder/editor of the specialist newsletter Independent Investor. He has degrees from Cambridge University and MIT's Sloan School of Management, where he met and studied the methods of Warren Buffett for a Master's degree thesis. Before his year at MIT, he was a senior business journalist at The Sunday Telegraph, The Times and The Economist. His Independent Investor website has more information.
Books by Jonathan Davis
The British Labour Party and the Wider World: Domestic Politics, Internationalism and Foreign PolicyMore on this books at the Global Investor Bookshop
Investing with Anthony Bolton - 2nd EditionThe anatomy of a stock market winner
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What Warren Buffett Thinks 2006A first hand report from the Berkshire Hathaway AGM
More on this books at the Global Investor Bookshop
What Warren Buffett Thinks 2005A first hand report from the 'Woodstock of Capitalism' - Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting
More on this books at the Global Investor Bookshop
Money MakersThe Stock Market Secrets of Britain's Top Ten Professional Investment Managers
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Book Recommendations
Winning the Loser's GameFrom its genesis as a prize-winning journal article, written by investing pioneer Charles Ellis in 1975, this book has become one of our most respecte... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Capital IdeasIn this rich and lively history of the ideas that shaped modern finance, Peter Bernstein tells the story of how a small, little-known group of scholar... Read more at the GI Bookshop
The Essays of Warren BuffettLawrence Cunningham has collated Warren Buffett's letters into a single volume, providing readers with the chance to gain an insight into this master ... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Money Masters of Our TimeIn 'Money Masters of our Time' John Train once again displays his ability to explain clearly the strategies, experience, and human qualities of those ... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Common Sense on Mutual FundsWritten in Bogle's inimitable style, this eye-opening book examines the fundamentals of mutual fund investing alongside industry practices that are of... Read more at the GI Bookshop
The Zulu PrincipleJim Slater is one of the foremost stockmarket investment experts of our time. His chief strengths are his uncanny ability to identify undervalued comp... Read more at the GI Bookshop
When Genius FailedJohn Meriwether, a famously successful Wall Street trader, spent the 1980s as a partner at Salomon Brothers, establishing the best - and the brainiest... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Triumph of the OptimistsInvestors have too often extrapolated from recent experience. In the 1950s, who but the most rampant optimist would have dreamt that over the next fif... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Engines that Move MarketsThis engaging book highlights the history of industrial development and its impact on investors. Today's investors will learn about past approaches to... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Barbarians at the GateFrom two award-winning journalists comes the story of the largest ever corporate takeover in American history. With a stake of £25 billion, the battle... Read more at the GI Bookshop
Book Reviews
An Insider's Guide to the Mining Sector
Secrets of Success: Precious metals are getting set to go for gold By Jonathan Davis 01 May 2004 This has not been the best of weeks for those who put their faith in gold
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Secrets of Success: Precious metals are getting set to go for gold By Jonathan Davis 01 May 2004 This has not been the best of weeks for those who put their faith in gold
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(Rogers') commodities book is first class and one that I would strongly recommend, not least because it is admirably clear and (to my mind) persuasive. The Rogers thesis is that co
Read the full review...
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Buffett’s own favourite book - a neatly edited collection of all the best bits from his must read Annual Reports over the past quarter of a century. Definitely the place to start f
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Buffett’s own favourite book - a neatly edited collection of all the best bits from his must read Annual Reports over the past quarter of a century. Definitely the place to start f
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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The best single volume biography, written by an experienced journalist and author, who also wrote the definitive story of the Long Term Capital Management fiasco, When Genius Faile
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The best single volume biography, written by an experienced journalist and author, who also wrote the definitive story of the Long Term Capital Management fiasco, When Genius Faile
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How to Think like Benjamin Graham and Invest like Warren Buf
A follow up title by a New York law professor who has followed Buffett’s career for many years and edited his collected letters.
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A follow up title by a New York law professor who has followed Buffett’s career for many years and edited his collected letters.
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The Warren Buffett Way
To my mind the best single volume explanation of how Buffett set about analysing stocks to buy. Hagstrom works through all the major investments that Buffett has made, attempting t
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To my mind the best single volume explanation of how Buffett set about analysing stocks to buy. Hagstrom works through all the major investments that Buffett has made, attempting t
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The Warren Buffett Portfolio
Robert Hagstrom’s second book about Buffett analyses the dynamics of combining stocks in a portfolio and explains why Buffett has always preferred to hold a few large holdings rath
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Robert Hagstrom’s second book about Buffett analyses the dynamics of combining stocks in a portfolio and explains why Buffett has always preferred to hold a few large holdings rath
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The Essential Buffett
Third of Hagstrom’s books about Buffett and the least useful, in my opinion.
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Third of Hagstrom’s books about Buffett and the least useful, in my opinion.
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The Real Warren Buffett
This book, written by an British investment manager, covers a lot of familiar ground in a readable way and helpfully adds insights on the way that Buffett set out to manage people,
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This book, written by an British investment manager, covers a lot of familiar ground in a readable way and helpfully adds insights on the way that Buffett set out to manage people,
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Damn Right!
This is a biography of Charlie Munger, Buffett’s longstanding business partner. Rather too close to hagiography for my taste, though some of the detail is interesting. Munger was a
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This is a biography of Charlie Munger, Buffett’s longstanding business partner. Rather too close to hagiography for my taste, though some of the detail is interesting. Munger was a
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The New Buffettology
One of Buffett’s relatives offers her own take on what it is that Buffett does, and why it works so well. Some interesting insights, but not essential reading.
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One of Buffett’s relatives offers her own take on what it is that Buffett does, and why it works so well. Some interesting insights, but not essential reading.
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Trade Like Warren Buffett
This book, written by a hedge fund manager, looks at some of the less conventional things, such as merger arbitrage, that Buffett has done as an investor. Patchy but some useful in
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This book, written by a hedge fund manager, looks at some of the less conventional things, such as merger arbitrage, that Buffett has done as an investor. Patchy but some useful in
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Warren Buffett Wealth
A guide to the strategies that the author claims to have learnt from following Buffett’s advice over a number of years. The author was originally a shareholder in Berkshire Hathawa
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A guide to the strategies that the author claims to have learnt from following Buffett’s advice over a number of years. The author was originally a shareholder in Berkshire Hathawa
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The Intelligent Investor
Ben Graham was Buffett’s friend, guide and mentor in his early career. The Intelligent Investor aims to do for the private investor what Security Analysis, Graham’s textbook, did f
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Ben Graham was Buffett’s friend, guide and mentor in his early career. The Intelligent Investor aims to do for the private investor what Security Analysis, Graham’s textbook, did f
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Security Analysis: 1951 Edition
The classic textbook for any would-be security analysts. First written in the 1930s and updated at regular intervals since.
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The classic textbook for any would-be security analysts. First written in the 1930s and updated at regular intervals since.
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Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings
One of the books that most influenced Buffett as a young man setting out to learn about the craft of stock market investment. Elegantly written, it still reads well, despite being
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One of the books that most influenced Buffett as a young man setting out to learn about the craft of stock market investment. Elegantly written, it still reads well, despite being
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