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500 of the Most Witty, Acerbic and Erudite Things Ever Said About Money by Philip Jenks (editor)
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500 of the Most Witty, Acerbic and Erudite Things Ever Said About Money [Paperback]

by Philip Jenks (editor)
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Description of 500 of the Most Witty, Acerbic and Erudite Things Ever Said About Money

A collection of the most memorable quotes on money, wealth, investment, and business success, from a wide variety of sources. Including:

- Legendary investors: Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Jim Slater
- Old-time billionaires: John D. Rockefeller, J. Paul Getty, Andrew Carnegie
- Big swinging dicks: Bill Gates, Chris Gent, Allan Leighton
- Entrepreneurs: Sam Walton, Ray Kroc, Jeff Bezos
- Wits: H.L. Mencken, Oscar Wilde and Dorothy Parker
- Comedians: Woody Allen, Steve Martin and Stephen Fry
- Bankers and economists: Milton Friedman, J.K. Galbraith, John Maynard Keynes
- Statesmen: Napoleon, Churchill, Thatcher
- Rogues: Robert Maxwell, Ivan Boesky, Al Capone
- Philosophers: Hegel, Goethe, Aristotle

and many more!

Ordered by subject, with a comprehensive index, this book contains sharp insights, witty one-liners, and thoughtful observations of the highest calibre.

Whether you want something fun to dip into, or you want to pepper your conversation and writing with apercus which will have your audience gasping in admiration, this is the source.

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Title Information

ISBN:
9781897597972
Pages:
192 pages
Format:
Paperback
Product Code:
23370
Publisher:
Harriman House
Published:
14/04/2006
Edition:
2nd Edition

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Contents of 500 of the Most Witty, Acerbic and Erudite Things Ever Said About Money

1. First principles
The nature of investing
Risk
Time

2. Buying shares
General guidelines
The 'efficiency of markets' theory
The qualities of good companies
The difference between price and value
Value investing
Contrarian investing
Small caps and growth stocks
Technology stocks

3. Researching companies
The necessity for research
Reports and accounts
Quality of management
Inside information and tips
Research from professional analysts

4. Portfolio management
Diversification
Buy-and-hold
Movement of share prices
Bull & bear markets
Timing the markets
When to sell
New issues

5. Fund managers

6. Short-term trading
Key axioms
The emotional aspect of trading

7. Deals and dealmakers

8. Ethics and governance

9. Crime and scams

10. Banking

11. Political economy
Economic policy
Inflation
Currencies and exchange rates
Economists

12. Dotcoms and other manias

13. Oops!

14. Tax

15. Money and life

16. Getting rich

17. Work

18. Spending it

19. Losing it

20. Dying rich

21. Success and failure

Index

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