Written in 1975, Charles D Ellis, explores the modern day money manager. His conclusions are fascinating, focusing on four key areas:
- Be sure you are playing your own game – “impose upon the enemy the time and place and conditions for fighting preferred by oneself”
- Keep it simple – “Play the shot you’ve got the greatest chance of playing well”
- Concentrate on your defences
- Don’t take it personally
The seventies were a difficult time for everyone but value investing is about looking for long term value even if this means not following the crowd. The recent investment by Warren Buffett in the Bank of America is a prime example of this. Enjoy.
Read – The Loser’s Game – Charles D. Ellis
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