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Common Stocks and Common Sense: The Strategies, Analyses, Decisions, and Emotions of a Particularly Successful Value Investor Kindle Edition

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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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While more academic works on common stock investing would have you believe that the discipline is largely mathematical and analytical, any accurate and realistic study of the subject must include a detailed examination of the “softer” side of stock selection and investment, including the feelings, emotions, and biases that can turn an otherwise successful transaction into an unsuccessful one.

In the newly revised second edition of the popular book, Common Stocks and Common Sense: The Strategies, Analyses, Decisions, and Emotions of a Particularly Successful Value Investor, renowned Wall Street investor Ed Wachenheim delivers a startlingly insightful and practical take on the investment strategies and experiences that have allowed the author to enjoy an annual return of close to 18% between 1990 and 2021.

In the book, readers will find eleven in-depth case studies, each detailing a particular investment made by Wachenheim and explaining the investing process from start to finish. Each case includes a particular emphasis on the human side of investing: the emotions, intensities, and pressures that often dictate how well an individual investor can ride out the ups and downs of the market.

The latest edition offers brand-new content on the electric vehicle (EV) market and an in-depth discussion on General Motors. Revamped and refreshed content appears throughout, and new and updated case studies showcasing real world investments made by the author are also included.

An essential handbook for retail investors, fund and portfolio managers, and securities analysts, Common Stocks and Common Sense will earn a place in the libraries of anyone with a professional or personal interest in value investing.

--This text refers to the hardcover edition.

About the Author

EDGAR WACHENHEIM III is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Greenhaven Associates and one of Wall Street’s preeminent investors. Greenhaven manages approximately $8.5 billion in funds for wealthy families, college endowments, and charitable foundations. Wachenheim is a graduate of Williams College and Harvard Business School and is a former securities analyst at Goldman Sachs.

--This text refers to the hardcover edition.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BCNZR8TK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley; 2nd edition (August 30, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 30, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 909 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
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