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25 Unmissable Lessons from My Weekend with Warren Buffett

Emotions & Happiness

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Conduct yourself in life so other people trust you. It helps even more if they’re right to trust you.” ~Charlie Munger, 2011 Berkshire Meeting Last Saturday I spent the day with Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger and Bill Gates (and a few other pretty successful guys). I wish [...]

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13 Life Lessons from Warren and Charlie: Reporting back from 2010 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder’s Meeting

Career & Purpose

Written by: Scott Dinsmore Average Reading Time: 5 minutes For one day each year, any and all of us get the chance to listen to 6.5 hours of live questions and answers with Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger (and even ask one of your own if you’re lucky). This year almost 40,000 people took advantage of [...]

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The End of Paying Full Price: 7 Quick Tools for Getting a Better Deal

Career & Purpose

Written by: Scott Dinsmore Average Reading Time: 5.5 minutes When was the last time you were shopping for a pair of jeans and you told the clerk, “you’ll have to do better than that” after seeing the price? My life experience would say that none of you have.  For some reason we feel like the number on [...]

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Secrets of the Psychology that Truly Makes Warren Buffett Who He Is: The Snowball

Book Summaries

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroder Pub. Date: 09/29/2008, Bantam Books ISBN- 9780553805093 838 Pages Success Rating: 4 Why I Read this Book: Warren Buffett is the epitome of success in many ways for a lot of people. I had to find out the real story.

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Timeless Money Creating Principles from The Richest Man in Babylon

Book Summaries

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason Pub. Date: January 2002, Penguin Group ISBN- 9780451205360 144 Pages Success Rating:3 Why I Read this Book: This book touches on the fundamentals of personal finance and reminds us of the simplicity and discipline that have proven successful for thousands of years.

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The Risk of Being the Smartest Guy in the Room: When Genius Failed

Book Summaries

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein Pub. Date: October 2001, Random House ISBN- 9780375758256 264 Pages Success Rating:3 Why I Read this Book: This is an incredible lesson of the destruction caused by greed an arrogance. I thought it was fitting given what our economy is [...]

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The Art of Heads I Win, Tails I Don’t Lose Much Investing: The Dhandho Investor

Book Summaries

The Dhandho  Investor by Mohnish Pabrai Pub. Date: September 2006, Wiley, John & Sons ISBN- 9780470055892 176Pages Success Rating:4 Why I Read this Book: Pabrai has proven his application of value investing to be hugely successful. I wanted to learn what made it real for him. He has been a great teacher.

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How to Buy a Dollar for Fifty Cents: The Little Book of Value Investing

Book Summaries

The Little Book of Value Investing by Christopher H. Browne Pub. Date: April 2007, Wiley, John & Sons ISBN- 9780470043899 183 Pages Success Rating:3 Why I Read this Book: With the intensity of today’s market, I wanted a quick recap of true value investing. This hit all the key points.

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