Research Catalog

Title

Dear Mr. Buffett : what an investor learns 1,269 miles from Wall Street / Janet M. Tavakoli.

Author

Tavakoli, Janet M.

Publication

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2009], ©2009.

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Description

xvi, 282 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"If legendary investor Warren Buffett invited you to lunch, what would you talk about? In Dear Mr. Buffett, Janet M. Tavakoli gives you a seat at the table for the extraordinary conversation that began at that lunch and has continued through some of recent financial history's most turbulent moments." "Dear Mr. Buffett reveals how Buffett's wisdom shines through in today's financial world, including how he uses derivatives in classic Buffett style - with prudence, transparency, and an aversion to Wall Street's herd mentality. Sampling their wide-ranging conversations and correspondence, Tavakoli offers both Buffett's and her own sharp insights into the mortgage crisis, hedge funds, shoddy accounting practices, and overall devolution of the markets." "Along the way, Tavakoli sheds light on an aspect of Buffett's success often overlooked by those focusing on his consistent returns and distinctive value investing approach. In addition to making the right picks for steady, long-lasting gains, Buffett has also avoided many major financial meltdowns and crashes, seeming to see them coming before they arrive. Whatever your level as an investor, you'll fine-tune your own analytical skills as you discover how both Buffett and Tavakoli were able to spot danger on the financial horizon." "Dear Mr. Buffett is an account of how principle triumphs over greed and panic, and is a must-read for all those seeking the timeless wisdom that has beaten, and continues to beat, the market."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Buffett, Warren
• Berkshire Hathaway Inc
• Tavakoli, Janet M
• Investment analysis
• Financial risk management
• Value
• Investments > Decision making

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-265) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. An Unanswered Invitation -- Ch. 2. Lunch with Warren -- Ch. 3. The Prairie Princes versus the Princes of Darkness -- Ch. 4. The Insatiable Curiosity to Know Nothing Worth Knowing (Oscar Wilde Was Right) -- Ch. 5. MAD Mortgages - The "Great" Against the Powerless -- Ch. 6. Shell Games (Beware of Geeks Bearing Grifts) -- Ch. 7. Financial Astrology - AAA Falling Stars -- Ch. 8. Bear Market (I'd Like a Review of the Bidding) -- Ch. 9. Dead Man's Curve -- Ch. 10. Bazooka Hank and Dread Reckoning (AIG, Fannie, Freddie, Lehman, Merrill, and Other Fluid Situations) -- Ch. 11. Bond Insurance Burns Main Street -- Ch. 12. Money, Money, Money (Warren and Washington) -- Ch. 13. The Fogs of War, Religion, and Politics -- Ch. 14. Finding Value.

ISBN

• 9780470406786 (cloth)
• 047040678X (cloth)

LCCN

• 2008035055
• 40016298959

OCLC

• ocn243546386
• 243546386
• SCSB-9050994

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries