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Dear Mr. Buffett : What an Investor Learns 1,269 Miles from Wall Street by Janet Tavakoli (2009, Hardcover)

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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-10047040678X

ISBN-139780470406786

eBay Product ID (ePID)16038307789

Product Key Features

Book TitleDear Mr. Buffett : What an Investor Learns 1269 Miles from Wall Street

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicFinance / Financial Risk Management, Investments & Securities / Analysis & Trading Strategies, Economics / Theory, Business, Investments & Securities / General

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, Business & Economics

AuthorJanet Tavakoli

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight17.8 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-035055

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal332.6

Table Of ContentPreface.Acknowledgments.Chapter 1: An Unanswered Invitation.Chapter 2: Lunch with Warren.Chapter 3: The Prairie Princes versus the Princes of Darkness.Chapter 4: The Insatiable Curiosity to Know Nothing Worth Knowing (Oscar Wilde Was Right).Chapter 5: MAD Mortgages-The "Great" Against the Powerless.Chapter 6: Shell Games (Beware of Geeks Bearing Grifts).Chapter 7: Financial Astrology-AAA Falling Stars.Chapter 8: Bear Market (I'd Like a Review of the Bidding).Chapter 9: Dead Man's Curve.Chapter 10: Bazooka Hank and Dread Reckoning (AIG, Fannie, Freddie, Lehman, Merrill, and Other F luid Situations).Chapter 11: Bond Insurance Burns Main Street.Chapter 12: Money, Money, Money (Warren and Washington).Chapter 13: The Fogs of War, Religion, and Politics.Chapter 14: Finding Value.Notes.Bibliography.Index.

SynopsisJanet Tavakoli takes you into the world of Warren Buffett by way of the recent mortgage meltdown. In correspondence and discussion with him over 2 years, they both saw the writing on the wall, made clear by the implosion of Bear Stearns. Tavakoli, in clear and engaging prose, explains how the credit mess happened beginning with the mortgage lending Ponzi schemes funded by investment banks, the Fed bailout and its impact on the dollar. Through her narrative, we hear from Warren Buffett and learn how his enduring principles caused him to see the mess that was coming well in advance and kept him and his investors well out of the way., Praise for Dear Mr. Buffett "Janet Tavakoli warned that the biggest credit bubble in world history was coming well in advance. Now she explains how the world could have avoided this disaster and how we can prevent it from happening the next time." Jim Rogers , author of A Bull in China , Hot Commodities , Adventure Capitalist , and Investment Biker "Janet Tavakoli writes about the exotic, abstract financial instruments that helped implode the U. S. financial markets, and she writes in a clear, sprightly way. She knows a lot, and translates it well. Contrasting the shenanigans of recent years against the good analysis and common sense of Warren Buffett is appropriate, and helps to illustrate the levels of irrational behavior." Adam Smith (George J. W. Goodman), author of The Money Game and Supermoney "If you are an investor, either directly or through mutual funds or managed accounts, you must read this compelling book.You should understand how namebrand institutions like Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Wachovia, and UBS collectively lost hundreds of billions of dollars in illconceived products they invented and sold to investors who lost much more. Janet Tavakoli saw this coming and explains what happened clearly, logically, and persuasively. The juxtaposition of Buffett's investment philosophies provide sharp contrast with those of the major institutional participants who are responsible for the current debacle. Knowing how this disastrous phenomenon evolved will forever change the way you evaluate your investments and/or those intermediaries who make them on your behalf." Eric Gleacher, Chairman, Gleacher Partners LLC "Janet Tavakoli has a gift for using personal anecdotes and clear language to explain the complex instruments of structured finance. Dear Mr. Buffett is an insightful look at the current global credit crisis in language that the layman can grasp. This book is a mustread for every trustee allocating to alternative investments." John P. Calamos SR., Chairman, CEO, and CoCIO, Calamos Investments, Janet Tavakoli takes you into the world of Warren Buffett by way of the recent mortgage meltdown. In correspondence and discussion with him over 2 years, they both saw the writing on the wall, made clear by the implosion of Bear Stearns.

LC Classification NumberHG4521.T34 2009