Book description
Part-philosophy, part-business strategy and part-biography,
Investment Legends provides fascinating insight into the
key ingredients required for successful investing, as explored through
the experiences and tips of fifteen of the world's leading investors.
Drawing on his forty years in the business, leading
Financial Review journalist, Barrie Dunstan has travelled
the globe interviewing the cast of characters in this book. Throwing
the net far and wide, Dunstan's subjects include those virtually born
into the business, such as Barton Biggs and Peter Bernstein, as well
as others who came to investment via the card tables at Las Vegas or
the ski slopes of Switzerland. Each interview provides insights about
the legends - who are they, how do they think about investment, what
do they believe is most important, why these beliefs matter, and when
they might change their mind.
In this captivating book, you'll get to meet some of the world's
leading lights in the investment world. Share in their secrets to
success, and follow their dramatic journeys, led by the guiding hand
of wise and insightful author, Barrie Dunstan.
Barrie Dunstan
is one of Australia's most experienced and widely read investment
writers, with 52 years of stock market involvement underpinning his
craft. He has worked at
The Age
and
The Herald,
and since 1987 has been writing for
The Australian Financial Review
, where he is currently an associate editor.