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Money Masters of Our Time by John Train (2001-03-01) Hardcover

by John Train (Author)
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An expert reviews the experts - new and updated appraisals of the winning investment strategies of the greatest financial wizards.Money Masters of Our Time is a reappraisal and revision of those money masters who have stood the test of time plus a look at new money masters. Train emphasises the parts of their various business careers that illuminate their investment techniques focusing on notable individuals whose decisions to buy and sell have actually made money grow. How do they reason? Where do they get their information? How much do they depend on fact and how much on psychology? What are their criteria in selecting a stock? What stocks are they buying now, and why?The ′Money Masters′ covered Warren Buffet, Paul Cabot, Philip Carret, Philip Fisher, Benjamin Graham, Mark Lightbrown, Peter Lynch, John Neff, T. Rowe Price, Richard Rainwater, Julian Robertson, Jim Rogers, George Soros, Michael Steinhardt, John Templeton, Ralph Wanger, Robert Wilson. Train centres on their investment techniques and methods and also gives brief biographical evaluations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great advice; enjoyed the book
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
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Always appreciate practical advice on how to manage your money
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Matthew R Duckworth
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best investment books ever written, imo
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2013
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Ok, this is a bid claim, but I think this book is one of the greatest investment books ever written. Why?

Because it shows you how many ways there are to outperfom the market and that's the important part. The people who end up doing well have their own style and investment system because outperfoming the market requires you think differently than everyone else in the market. You have to see what others don't see.

So, this book gives you a great overview of all the ways people have made lots of money, and also the pitfalls they encountered when they became super-successful... which is just as important.

Just a note... I've read about everything about Buffett, Soros, Value Investing, and all the "classics"... this book was my favorite.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but I found more value in Market Wizards by Jack D. Schwager
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2017
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John does a great job broadly explaining the road different investors took to join in rare club of beating the S&P 500 performance over the long term.

Each chapter covers a different investor. The last chapter summarizes key points and the author's opinion on how to become a successful investor.

Although I found the book enjoyable, the book was too general and simple (e.g. timing the market does not work). I would much rather read the Market Wizards series by Jack Schwqger because Market Wizards successfully dives deep into the investor's mind and details his or her investing method (e.g. only taking 5:1 risk to reward ratios or cutting losses).

Thus, although this book does a great job giving a broad overview of each investor's success, Market Wizards dives deep into each investor's road to success. In other words, Money Masters of Our Time gives a biography of each investor's road to success, while the Market Wizards gives details of each investor's investing strategy and mentality: both important but I find Market Wizards more valuable.

In summary, I would read this book only if you already read Market Wizards series.
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fredericus
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book to learn investing
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2010
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Money Masters of our time by John Train

The book describes the way very succesful investors did their craft.
What one observes is the thorough way most of these people do their work.
They investigate for example the annual and quarterly reports, but also how honest and
stock holder oriented management is.
Another interesting point is that one can wait untill the best change of a succesful buy of stock
occurs. It is not a matter of doing the buy quickly.
"Wait untill a very good chance occurs, one can hear then almost the sound of the cashregister"!
I have learned a lot by reading and rereading the book.

yours faithfully,
Fredericus
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1.0 out of 5 stars The book is terrible.
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2023
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All of the pages are yellow. There are many staints in the spine of the book. It should not be described as GOOD.
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Ken McCarthy
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best investment writers you'll ever read
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2017
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A superb writer on investing who's work (published in the 70s and 80s) has fallen through the cracks. I would happily trade any ten or twenty books on investing for this one, or anything else that Train wrote. He's incredibly well informed and his analysis is penetrating. He should be a lot better known that he is. Note: The guy who recommended Train's writing to me made $150 million before he turned 40.
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tvantenna
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for true investors
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2020
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Well worth general knowledge of techniques of great investors. I would buy again...
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FJD89
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book - a must read for serious investors
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2011
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Fantastic book - the sections on Jim Rogers, George Soros and Warren Buffett are particularly illuminating.

I am an avid Jim Rogers fan and believe this book is one of the greatest and most comprehensive texts on his legendary investment style.

Highly recommended!
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Vinay
5.0 out of 5 stars Original Thanks BooksPlaza
Reviewed in India on April 13, 2024
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Bought it from BooksPlaza seller. Its original, very good print and good paper quality. Worth every penny.
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Eugene
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Germany on February 28, 2021
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Great book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2018
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Great book on master investors. I think the author does a fantastic job in terms of really getting close the core of what the different investors profiled do to outperform and how they see the world. Obviously there are no investment secrets in here but there are quite a few perspectives and insights on what works.

There are quite a few books in this genre but this is certainly one of the best and rightfully a classic.
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Rakesh
5.0 out of 5 stars It took me to a different level.
Reviewed in India on June 11, 2022
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I liked it the way everything unfolded through simple words.
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4.0 out of 5 stars It's for long term investors.
Reviewed in India on July 14, 2021
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It helps to understand different investor mindsets. I really enjoyed reading it. Fantastic book for those who are looking to become long term investors.
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