Tao of Charlie Munger: A Compilation of Quotes from Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman on Life, Business, and the Pursuit of Wealth With Commentary by David Clark
By (Author) David Clark
Simon & Schuster
Scribner
1st January 2017
23rd February 2017
United States
General
Non Fiction
Business competition
Quotations, proverbs and sayings
332.6
Hardback
256
Width 143mm, Height 191mm, Spine 23mm
345g
Words of wisdom from Charlie MungerWarren Buffetts longtime business partner and the visionary Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathawaycollected and interpreted with an eye towards investing by David Clark, coauthor of the bestselling Buffettology series.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1924, Charlie Munger studied mathematics at the University of Michigan, trained as a meteorologist at Cal Tech Pasadena while in the Army, and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School without ever earning an undergraduate degree. Today, Munger is one of Americas most successful investors, the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and Warren Buffetts business partner for almost forty years. Buffett says Berkshire has been built to Charlies blueprint. My role has been that of general contractor. Munger is an intelligent, opinionated businessman whose ideas can teach professional and amateur investors how to be successful in finance and life.
Like The Tao of Warren Buffett and The Tao of Te Ching, The Tao of Charlie Munger is a compendium of pithy quotes including, Knowing what you dont know is more useful than being brilliant and In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didnt read all the timenone, zero. This collection, culled from interviews, speeches, and questions and answers at the Berkshire Hathaway and Wesco annual meetings, offers insights into Mungers amazing financial success and life philosophies. Described by Business Insider as sharp in his wit and investing wisdom, Charlie Mungers investment tips, business philosophy, and rules for living are as unique as his life story, intelligent as he clearly is, and as successful as he has been.
For over twenty years, David Clark has been considered the worlds leading authority on the subject of Warren Buffetts investment methods. His international bestselling investment books, coauthored with Mary BuffettBuffettology, The Buffettology Workbook,The New Buffettology, The Tao of Warren Buffett,Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements,The Management Secrets of Warren Buffett,Warren Buffett and The Art of Stock Arbitrage, andThe Warren Buffett Stock Portfoliohave been translated into more than twenty foreign languages and are considered investment classics the world over. He has once again joined forces with Mary Buffett, and together they are writingWarren Buffett Investment Analysis, an in-depth investment manual for professional and aspiring investors.