"The best book on money management I've ever read, and quite possibly the best book on the subject ever written ..."



"There is a handful of terrific books by terrific writers ... none is better than John Train."



"It is as lucid and succinct an introduction to investing as any book to be found anywhere..."



"Provides as broad a range of investment insights as you're likely to find anywhere."



"It's a book that aggressive investors, regardless of whether they agree with the individual master, must read."



"The best book in the investment field that I have read in years."


Book Description
New and updated appraisals of the winninginvestment techniques of seventeen of the greatest "Money Masters"-- both new and old--by a bestselling financial expert In Money Masters of Our Time John Train once again displays his ability to explain clearly the strategies, experience, and human qualities of those money masters who have stood the test of time, as well as newer ones. He brings together experts who represent various investment "schools"--growth, value, technology, emerging markets, specialty companies, micro-caps, turnarounds, top down, bottom tip, and others--clarifying their similarities and differences and showing how different methods and techniques work. Whether contrasting the long-term approach of Warren Buffett, with the "relentless pursuit" style of Peter Lynch or distilling the principles of market timing or expounding a list of investment "don'ts," John Train makes the collective wisdom of the greatest, most successful investors available to all, professional and amateur alike. Money Masters of Our Time covers the investment methods of: T. Rowe Price, Warren Buffett, Paul Cabot, Philip Carret, Philip Fisher, Benjamin Graham, Mark Lightbown, Peter Lynch, John Neff, Richard Rainwater, Julian Robertson, Jim Rogers, George Soros, Michael Steinhardt, John Templeton, Ralph Wanger, and Robert Wilson. Train focuses on their investment techniques and also gives critical evaluations. The text includes an Introduction, Appendixes, and an Index.


Book Info
(HarperBusiness) Explains the strategies, experience, and human qualities of those money master who have stood the test of time. Covers the investment methods of T. Rowe Price, Warren Buffett, Paul Cabot, Philip Carret, Benjamin Graham, and more.


About the Author
John Train founded Train, Smith Investment Counsel and is chairman of Montrose Advisors, both of New York. Hisbestselling books on investing include The Craft of Investing, The Money Masters, The New Money Masters, and The Midas Touch. He has written several hundred columns for The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Times, Harvard Magazine, The Financial Times, and other publications. He is a part-time director of two independent government agencies reporting directly to Congress and of several emerging market mutual funds. He lives in New York, spends summers in Maine, and travels frequently to Europe, Asia, and South America.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Where do the richest portfolio investors in the world get their information? How do they figure out where to invest? How much do they depend on fact and how much on psychology? What stocks are they buying now and why? Financial authority and bestselling author John Train examines the widely varying approaches of 17 master investors, including Peter Lynch, Jim Rogers, George Soros, Michael Steinhart, and Warren Buffett, and offers a fascinating look into how they became the most successful investors of the century. Focusing on the principal schools of investing—growth, value, technology, emerging markets, specialty companies, micro-caps, turnarounds, top down, bottom up, and others—Money Masters of Our Time shows how these men's careers illustrate the most effective investment strategies for long-term prosperity and how they can work for ordinary investors as well.

FROM THE CRITICS

Forbes

There is a handful of terrific books by terrific writers, most of whom invested money for a living, none is better than John Train.

Joe Queenan - American Spectator

It is as lucid and succinct an introduction to investing as any book to be found anywhere; it is also elegantly written and often quite witty.

Robert Clark - Worth Magazine

The best book on money management I've ever read, and quite possibly the best book on the subject ever written . . . The writing is concise, yet engaging and accessible.

Business Week

Provides as broad a range of investment insights as you're likely to find anywhere.

Paul E. Erdman - New York Times Book Review