
Common Stocks and Common Sense
The Strategies, Analyses, Decisions, and Emotions of a Particularly Successful Value Investor
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Common Stocks and Common Sense
The Strategies, Analyses, Decisions, and Emotions of a Particularly Successful Value Investor
About this book
An incisive and comprehensive exploration of value investing in the real world
In the newly revised second edition of Common Stocks and Common Sense: The Strategies, Analyses, Decisions, and Emotions of a Particularly Successful Value Investor, celebrated Wall Street value investor Ed Wachenheim walks readers through eleven revealing case studies of real-world investments made by the author's firm, Greenhaven Associates. Each case uncovers unique insights into the technical and human elements that go into any profitable investment transaction.
This latest edition includes brand-new content with coverage of the electric vehicle (EV) market, and in-depth discussions of General Motors. Refreshed and renewed content also appears throughout the book, with several new investment theses appearing for the first time in this edition. Readers will also find:
- An emphasis on the softer, human side of value investing, including the biases and emotions that can get in the way of successful investments
- New material covering emerging and high-growth industries
- Value investing advice that goes beyond balance sheets and technical ratios
An essential handbook for retail value investors everywhere, Common Stocks and Common Sense will also earn a place on the bookshelves of portfolio and fund managers, securities analysts, and anyone else with a personal or professional interest in the financial markets.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 My Approach to Investing
- Chapter 2 The Brief Story of My Life
- Chapter 3 IBM
- Chapter 4 Interstate Bakeries
- Chapter 5 U.S. Home Corporation
- Chapter 6 Centex Corporation
- Chapter 7 Union Pacific (Railroad)
- Chapter 8 American International Group (AIG)
- Chapter 9 Lowe’s
- Chapter 10 Whirlpool Corporation
- Chapter 11 Boeing
- Chapter 12 Southwest Airlines
- Chapter 13 Goldman Sachs
- Chapter 14 General Motors
- Chapter 15 A Letter to Jack Elgart
- About the Author
- Index
- EULA