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Guy relocated to switzerland to get away from the financial echochamber and. Author guy spier started his career as a gordon gekko wannabe brash, shortsighted and. Oct 12, 2014 guy spier credits buffett and munger with leading him away from the dark side of wall street. By clicking on the links below a small portion of your purchase will go to support this site. For example, he felt selfconscious being in the presence of buffett since spiers aquamarine fund was, at the time, charging a management fee. Since 1997, ive managed a privately offered investment fund known as the aquamarine fund. Valuex book recommendations from 2015 to 2016 by guy spier. This is where the book differs from other value investing books. The education of a value investor is a revealing and detailed account of guy spier s journey of how he transformed into a better investor as well as a person. It paints a telling portrait of who gets addicted and the games designed to take advantage of. Take for example this exclusive tour of guy spier s personal library.
Aquamarine fund founder spier, widely known for his shared victory in the 2007 auction of a lunch appointment with warren buffett, shows how the legendary investor. The most interesting investment book this year turns out to be guy spiers the education of a value investor. In 2009, i moved from new york to zurich, switzerland, where i live with my wife lory and our three children, eva, isaac and sarah. The 17 year track record is impressive and the book tells the story of guys transformation from a young investment banker on the. Nov 12, 2018 considered one of the greatest investors of our times, zurichbased fund manager guy spier is an example of the type of manager we would like to see more of in the asset management industry. A half dozen things ive learned from robert cialdinis.
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My transformative quest for wealth, wisdom, enlightenment by guy spier. It was probably due to his book, the education of a value investor. Jan 30, 2018 a trio of value investors mohnish pabrai, guy spier, and michael shearn came together at an online conference hosted by moi global in 2014 to delve into the topic of investment checklists. These are some of the best books on berkshire hathaway and investing in general. Here is a selection of great books that i either reference in excellent investing or have guided my thinking on investment over the years. He did his mba at the harvard business school class of 1993 and has a first class degree in ppe politics, philosophy and economics from oxford university, where he studied at brasenose college.
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A dozen things ive learned from guy spier about value. A dozen things ive learned from guy spier about value investing. But when he took a job at what he soon discovered was an. The is the book list that guy spier and john mihaljevic put together after polling members of the valuex community for which books they recommended as required slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. No single book has been more formative or more influential on how i give advice to others, and how i think about my own financial future. The education of a value investor by guy spier 20140916 16sep2014. Its both a priceless education in value investing, and a riveting story of personal transformation. Guy spier born february 4, 1966 is a zurichbased investor and author of a book on investing entitled the education of a value investor. Guy spier author of the education of a value investor. Take for example this exclusive tour of guy spiers personal library. I recommend the book to anyone who is interested in investing and who wants to get better at it.
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