The intelligent investor : a book of practical counsel / Benjamin Graham.
By: Graham, Benjamin.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York, N.Y. : Harper & Row, [1985], c1973Edition: 4th rev. ed. / by Warren E. Buffett, with a new pref. and apppendix.Description: xviii, 340 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0060155477 .Subject(s): Securities | InvestmentsDDC classification: 332.678Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This guide to the stockmarket offers principles proven by the success of investors for over 35 years. Its main objective in its philosophy of value investing is to protect the investor against the areas of possible error and to develop policies which are rational.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Investment versus speculation: results to be expected by the intelligent investor -- The investor and inflation -- A century of stock-market history: the level of stock prices in early 1972 -- General portfolio policy: the defensive investor -- The defensive investor and common stocks -- Portfolio policy for the enterprising investor: negative approach -- Portfolio policy for the enterprising investor: the positive side -- The investor and market fluctuations -- Investing in investment funds -- The investor and his advisers -- Security analysis for the lay investor: general approach -- Things to consider about per-share earnings -- A comparison of four listed companies -- Stock selection for the defensive investor -- Stock selection for the enterprising investor -- Convertible issues and warrants -- Four extremely instructive case histories -- A comparison of eight pairs of companies -- Stockholders and managements: dividend policy -- "Margin of safety" as the central concept of investment.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. vii)
- Introduction What This Book Expects to Accomplish (p. ix)
- 1. Investment versus Speculation: Results to Be Expected by the Intelligent Investor (p. 1)
- 2. The Investor and Inflation (p. 16)
- 3. A Century of Stock-Market History: The Level of Stock Prices in Early 1972 (p. 26)
- 4. General Portfolio Policy: The Defensive Investor (p. 40)
- 5. The Defensive Investor and Common Stocks (p. 53)
- 6. Portfolio Policy for the Enterprising Investor: Negative Approach (p. 63)
- 7. Portfolio Policy for the Enterprising Investor: The Positive Side (p. 73)
- 8. The Investor and Market Fluctuations (p. 94)
- 9. Investing in Investment Funds (p. 116)
- 10. The Investor and His Advisers (p. 131)
- 11. Security Analysis for the Lay Investor: General Approach (p. 145)
- 12. Things to Consider About Per-Share Earnings (p. 165)
- 13. A Comparison of Four Listed Companies (p. 175)
- 14. Stock Selection for the Defensive Investor (p. 183)
- 15. Stock Selection for the Enterprising Investor (p. 201)
- 16. Convertible Issues and Warrants (p. 220)
- 17. Four Extremely Instructive Case Histories (p. 233)
- 18. A Comparison of Eight Pairs of Companies (p. 246)
- 19. Stockholders and Managements: Dividend Policy (p. 269)
- 20. "Margin of Safety" as the Central Concept of Investment (p. 277)
- Postscript (p. 288)
- Appendixes (p. 291)
- 1. The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville
- 2. Important Rules Concerning Taxability of Investment Income and Security Transactions (in 1972)
- 3. The New Speculation in Common Stocks
- 4. A Case History: Aetna Maintenance Co.
- 5. Tax Accounting for NVF's Acquisition of Sharon Steel Shares
- 6. Technological Companies as Investments
- Index (p. 329)