How Inflation Swindles the Equity Investor – Summarized

In May of 1977, Warren Buffett wrote an article in Fortune talking about how inflation swindles the equity investor. In this blog post, I will summarize and outline some of the key takeaways. Buffett pointed out that the corporate return…

Pioneering Portfolio Management – Book Of The Month

Pioneering Portfolio Management is a book where David Swensen, Yale's portfolio manager, provides his insight on portfolio management. Under his 23 year tenure at Yale, Swensen added $20 billion to Yale's endowment. In this week's blog post, I will talk…

How To Win Friends & Influence People – Book Of The Month

How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a book that introduces simple and life-changing concepts such as: A simple way to make a good first impression, how to criticize other people without being hated for it,…

The Wealth Of Nations – Book Of The Month

The Wealth of Nations, written by Adam Smith, is truly a masterpiece. Billionaires such as Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have admired and praised Adam Smith's writing. Here's a video form Berkshire Hathaway's 2015 shareholder meeting, where Warren Buffett and…

Security Analysis – Book Of The Month (1/2)

The Security Analysis, written by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, was the textbook that Warren Buffett used in college, when he studied under Ben Graham. Buffett attributes his investment success and valuation skills to this book. Some of you might…

The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin – Book Of The Month

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger are my heroes. While Warren Buffett's hero is his mentor Ben Graham, the person Charlie Munger admires the most is Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin's life is truly inspiring. His curiosity and his willingness to learn…