{"product_id":"buffetts-early-investments-brett-gardner-9781804090572","title":"Buffett's Early Investments: A New Investigation Into the Decades When Warren Buffett Earned His Best Returns","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuffett's Early Years\u003c\/b\u003e investigates ten investments that legendary investor Warren Buffett made in the 1950s and 1960s--earning him his first millions--and uncovers unique insights in the process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing the same documents Buffett used when he made these investments, the author reveals the fascinating inside stories of: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- How Philadelphia and Reading, Buffett's largest investment in 1953, transformed from a declining coal company to a diversified conglomerate whose stock went up tenfold due to the intervention of Buffett's mentor, Ben Graham.\u003cbr\u003e- How corporate governance issues actually presented serious risk to Buffett's 1966 investment in Walt Disney.\u003cbr\u003e- How Buffett and Charlie Munger made their first formal investment together in Hochschild-Kohn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther investments analyzed include British Columbia Power, Cleveland Worsted Mills, Greif Bros, Marshall-Wells, Studebaker, Timely Clothes, and Union Street Railway. Not all of these investments worked out--this book shows why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book concludes by discussing the role activism had in driving Buffett's early returns and the research methods Buffett used to uncover unique insights regarding the investments he made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuffett's Early Years \u003c\/b\u003ehelps readers understand how history's greatest ever investor really made his returns in the years where he produced his best numbers--and what that means for investors today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brett Gardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804090573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804090572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harriman House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Brett Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44890971963647,"sku":"9781804090572","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4cc197b7-05c1-488f-bdca-fde530ced0ad.jpg?v=1709740558","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/buffetts-early-investments-brett-gardner-9781804090572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}