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Investing : the last liberal art / Robert G. Hagstrom.
- Title
- Investing : the last liberal art / Robert G. Hagstrom.
- Author
- Hagstrom, Robert G., 1956-
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HG4521 .H2263 2000 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Hagstrom, Robert G.,
- Description
- 224 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "In this book, Robert Hagstrom outlines a new approach to investing based on the ideas of two highly successful investors: Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway and Bill Miller of Legg Mason. Both Munger and Miller believe in the latticework approach to investing, one that is based on a working knowledge of a variety of disciplines." "Hagstrom provides a starting point for building your own latticework of connected ideas. He offers concise summaries of the big ideas in a number of fields, including biology, physics, sociology, psychology and literature. He then applies theories in each of these disciplines to investing and the marketplace. For example, the book visits Newton's model of equilibrium, Darwin's theory of evolution, William James's philosophy of pragmatism, Kenneth Craik's theory of mental models, and Mortimer Adler's lessons on how to read analytically. In addition, the book explores several new ideas, including Brian Arthur's and Doyne Farmer's biological interpretations of markets, Norman Johnson's complex adaptive behavior of societal structures, and Michael Shermer's ideas on belief systems."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- ISBN
- 1587990008 (hc)
- 1587991381 (pb)
- 9781587991387 (pb)
- LCCN
- 2004272448
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries