A new book from Michael J. Mauboussin
A guide to the principles and processes of successful investing. Renowned investment strategist Michael J. Mauboussin reveals the ten most important attributes of successful investors.
Hardcover · Harriman House · Pre-order price guarantee
What people are saying
“Michael Mauboussin is the great fox of modern markets—and the clearest thinker anywhere on skill, luck, and decisions.”
Philip E. TetlockPenn Integrates Knowledge Professor, School of Arts and Sciences & Wharton
“If you are curious how the greatest investors ‘think differently’ than everyone else, this book is a must read.”
Bill GurleyFounder and President, P3 Institute, and author, Runnin’ Down a Dream
“Successful investors follow intellectually sound and repeatable processes that become their North Star. Time spent reading this book may help you find yours.”
Seth KlarmanCEO and Portfolio Manager, The Baupost Group
“The product of a union between Benjamin Graham’s The Intelligent Investor and a compendium of Warren Buffett’s letters.”
Richard ZeckhauserFrank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University
“I love the way Michael Mauboussin thinks. This book distills 40 years of investing experience into a few hundred pages.”
Barry RitholtzChairman and CIO, Ritholtz Wealth Management
“A superb combination of delightfully easy reading and great expertise.”
Charles D. EllisFounder, Greenwich Associates
“Michael Mauboussin is one of the leading observers of market behavior and the human element behind it.”
Howard MarksCo-founder and Co-chairman, Oaktree Capital Management
“A masterclass in making better decisions under uncertainty.”
Alex EdmansProfessor of Finance, London Business School, and author, Madness of Markets
“In The Investing Mind, Michael Mauboussin turns decades of insight into a practical operating system for thinking probabilistically, beating back bias, and knowing the game you are playing.”
Annie DukeAuthor, Thinking in Bets, How to Decide, and Quit
“Michael Mauboussin presents a comprehensive and uniquely clear set of guides for improving investment performance.”
Alfred RappaportAuthor, Creating Shareholder Value
About the book
Michael Mauboussin has spent 40 years on Wall Street and more than three decades teaching investment analysis at Columbia Business School. In that time, he has met, worked with, taught and studied many great investors.
Now, for the first time, he brings that wealth of experience together and answers the question: what are the qualities that lead to success in financial markets? As Mauboussin shows, this is not about what investors should think. It is about how investors can think well.
In The Investing Mind, Mauboussin discusses the importance of practical abilities such as numeracy, capital allocation and balancing risk versus reward, as well as behavioral qualities including assessing strategy, understanding your own bias, and maintaining an open mind.
In an increasingly competitive investment landscape, The Investing Mind provides actionable insights for investors. It is a must-read for anyone who makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty, including investors everywhere.
You’ll learn
How and why investors need to think probabilistically when the future refuses to sit still.
Every judgment of value, skill, or performance only means something against the right benchmark.
How to play to your strengths and avoid playing the wrong games.
Actionable insights for anyone who makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty.
From the book
“Life is like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill.”
Warren Buffett
Pack a snowball, pick your snow and your hill, and let it roll. It grows slowly at first. Then all at once.
The bottom of the hill
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Pack the snow, set the hill, and let it roll.
The research behind the book
The complete bibliography of The Investing Mind — 606 works cited in the book.
Along the journey
Books that shaped the ideas behind The Investing Mind, by the decade they appeared. Not all of them made it into the book, but they are worth a look.
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