Investorial

GuruWatch, launched recently by Flexo (of Consumerism Commentary blog fame), intrigued me with his recent collection of book reviews about Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump’s new book - Why We Want You To Be Rich.

I guess these 2 “gurus” didn’t mind simply swapping advisors. The opportunity to work on a book together probably incubated from the time they met at those Learning Annex seminars. Are two “gurus” really better than one? Or are the sum of the parts less than the whole? Go ahead and read the reviews, but I believe the comments are more interesting! It’s wonderfully entertaining to analyze the polarizing effect that these gurus have on readers. (more…)

‘The Intelligent Investor‘ is a highly recommended book for any investor of any investing style; especially value investing. It is my personal favorite investment literature. When the second richest man in the world, Warren Buffett - the only one on that distinguished list who made his fortune through stock investments, recommends a book to you, aren’t you the least bit curious why he did so?

Warren Buffett: “I read the first edition of this book in 1950, when I was nineteen. I thought then that it was by far the best book about investing ever written. I still think it is.”

The latest edition of ‘The Intelligent Investor’ has been revised by senior Money magazine writer and guest columnist for Time Magazine and CNN.com, Jason Zweig. Zweig brings a very balanced updated approach to reading the book since the original author, the father of value investing - Benjamin Graham, originally published the book in 1949.

For most of us, if you don’t want to buy the book, you can take a trip to the local bookstore, sit down and enjoy a coffee while scanning the literature. Or you can read the first 3 chapters for free courtesy of JasonZwieg.com. I recommend that you buy a copy for your book collection, since from time to time we all need a refresher course! (Canadians can buy from Amazon.ca here!) [via Wealth Junkie]