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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461129403321

Autore

Weiss Stephen L. <1955->

Titolo

The big win [[electronic resource] ] : learning from the legends to become a more successful investor / / Stephen L. Weiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012

ISBN

1-118-23358-1

1-280-58831-4

9786613618146

1-118-22127-3

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

332.60973

Soggetti

Investments - United States

Portfolio management - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The legends I have met : a behind the scenes look at what makes a legend -- Follow the money : the ugly reality of whale watching -- The glass ceiling of performance : Rene Haugerud -- The boom goes bust : James S. Chanos -- Conclusion : so there you have it?.

Sommario/riassunto

A rousing and practical look at the extremely successful investments of top investors In his first book, The Billion Dollar Mistake, author Stephen L. Weiss showcased the biggest blunders of some of the world's legendary investors-which lost them billions of dollars on a single investment. Incredibly, the mistakes they made were the same mistakes made by everyday investors but for the magnitude of the loss. Weiss's second book, The Big Win: Learning from the Legends to Become a More Successful Investor, highlights financial successes, explaining how the world's most su