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Legendary investor Howard Marks is chairman and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, which has $100 billion under management. He is sought out by the world’s leading value investors, and his client memos brim with insightful commentary and a time-tested, fundamental philosophy. Now for the first time, readers can benefit from Marks’s wisdom, concentrated into a single volume that speaks to both the amateur and seasoned investor. Informed by a lifetime of experience and study, The Most Important Thing explains the keys to successful investment and the pitfalls that can destroy capital or ruin a career. Utilizing passages from his memos to illustrate his ideas, Marks teaches by example, detailing the development of an investment philosophy that fully acknowledges the complexities of investing and the perils of the financial world. Brilliantly applying insight to today’s volatile markets, Marks offers a volume that is part memoir, part creed, with a number of broad takeaways.
Publisher : Harper Collins India
Publication date : August 25, 2018
Language : English
Print length : 194 pages
ISBN-10 : 9353022797
ISBN-13 : 978-9353022792
Item Weight : 7.7 ounces
Dimensions : 9.33 x 6.26 x 0.79 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #10,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Financial Risk Management (Books) #20 in Corporate Finance (Books) #24 in International Business & Investing
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