🏰 Economic Moats

Examinations of the durable competitive advantages that protect great businesses from rivals, drawing on investing wisdom to identify companies built to endure.

7 Powers

by Hamilton Wright Helmer • 2016

Durable advantage comes in only seven forms. Most businesses possess none.

4.26

3k+

🌐 Network Effects ⚔️ Competitive Dynamics 👔 Founders 💹 Investors 📚 Resource Based View

7 Powers

Durable advantage comes in only seven forms. Most businesses possess none.

by Hamilton Wright Helmer 2016

4.26

3k+ ratings

🌐 Network Effects ⚔️ Competitive Dynamics 👔 Founders 💹 Investors 📚 Resource Based View

Value Investing

by Bruce C. Greenwald • 2001

Forget P/E ratios. Three harder questions tell you what a business is truly worth.

4.22

6k+

📉 Value Investing 📖 Graham And Dodd 📊 Securities Analysis 🔍 Intrinsic Valuation 🛡️ Margin Of Safety

Value Investing

Forget P/E ratios. Three harder questions tell you what a business is truly worth.

by Bruce C. Greenwald 2001

4.22

6k+ ratings

📉 Value Investing 📖 Graham And Dodd 📊 Securities Analysis 🔍 Intrinsic Valuation 🛡️ Margin Of Safety

Engines That Move Markets

by Alasdair Nairn • 2001

The greatest technologies of the last 200 years were mostly terrible investments. Here is the proof.

4.40

236

📡 Technology Investing 📜 Investment History 🔄 Capital Cycles 💰 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance

Engines That Move Markets

The greatest technologies of the last 200 years were mostly terrible investments. Here is the proof.

by Alasdair Nairn 2001

4.40

236 ratings

📡 Technology Investing 📜 Investment History 🔄 Capital Cycles 💰 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance

The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway

by Adam J. Mead • 2021

A 1965 textile mill worth $13.5 billion by 1993: the history from cigar butts to Coke.

4.55

169

📚 Corporate History 💡 Investment Philosophy 💰 Value Investing 📊 Capital Allocation 🤝 Autonomous Management

The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway

A 1965 textile mill worth $13.5 billion by 1993: the history from cigar butts to Coke.

by Adam J. Mead 2021

4.55

169 ratings

📚 Corporate History 💡 Investment Philosophy 💰 Value Investing 📊 Capital Allocation 🤝 Autonomous Management

Expectations Investing

by Michael J. Mauboussin • 2021

Every stock price embeds a forecast. Read it, then bet on where it breaks.

4.05

612

📊 Equity Valuation 🧭 Value Investing 💸 Cash Flow Analysis 📈 Active Investing ⚔️ Competitive Strategy

Expectations Investing

Every stock price embeds a forecast. Read it, then bet on where it breaks.

by Michael J. Mauboussin 2021

4.05

612 ratings

📊 Equity Valuation 🧭 Value Investing 💸 Cash Flow Analysis 📈 Active Investing ⚔️ Competitive Strategy

Warren Buffett Accounting Book

by Stig Brodersen • 2014

Buy great businesses for less than they are worth by mastering the three financial statements.

4.24

1k+

🔍 Value Investing 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 💎 Intrinsic Value 📉 Contrarian Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing

Warren Buffett Accounting Book

Buy great businesses for less than they are worth by mastering the three financial statements.

by Stig Brodersen 2014

4.24

1k+ ratings

🔍 Value Investing 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 💎 Intrinsic Value 📉 Contrarian Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing

Buffettology

by Mary Buffett • 1999

Why Buffett only buys companies you can't live without, and the arithmetic that tells him when.

4.03

4k+

📊 Value Investing 📈 Compound Interest ⏳ Long-Term Investing 🔍 Fundamental Analysis 👤 Retail Investors

Buffettology

Why Buffett only buys companies you can't live without, and the arithmetic that tells him when.

by Mary Buffett 1999

4.03

4k+ ratings

📊 Value Investing 📈 Compound Interest ⏳ Long-Term Investing 🔍 Fundamental Analysis 👤 Retail Investors

The Warren Buffett Stock Portfolio

by Mary Buffett • 2011

Buffett buys when others panic, using clues hidden in earnings, book value, and brand loyalty.

3.57

450

🧠 Value Investing 📊 Stock Analysis 🔄 Contrarian Investing 💰 Shareholder Returns 📋 Financial Statements

The Warren Buffett Stock Portfolio

Buffett buys when others panic, using clues hidden in earnings, book value, and brand loyalty.

by Mary Buffett 2011

3.57

450 ratings

🧠 Value Investing 📊 Stock Analysis 🔄 Contrarian Investing 💰 Shareholder Returns 📋 Financial Statements

Only the Best Will Do

by Peter Seilern • 2019

Most public companies aren't worth owning. The ten rules that find the sixty that are.

3.97

241

📊 Quality Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing 🔍 Stock Selection 🎯 Concentrated Portfolios 📈 Growth Investing

Only the Best Will Do

Most public companies aren't worth owning. The ten rules that find the sixty that are.

by Peter Seilern 2019

3.97

241 ratings

📊 Quality Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing 🔍 Stock Selection 🎯 Concentrated Portfolios 📈 Growth Investing

The 8-Step Beginner’s Guide to Value Investing

by Freeman Publications • 2020

Why most retail investors earn 2.1% a year, and the eight rules to beat that.

4.13

328

📉 Value Investing 🏦 Buy And Hold 💸 Dividend Reinvestment 🧱 Portfolio Construction 📊 Etf Investing

The 8-Step Beginner’s Guide to Value Investing

Why most retail investors earn 2.1% a year, and the eight rules to beat that.

by Freeman Publications 2020

4.13

328 ratings

📉 Value Investing 🏦 Buy And Hold 💸 Dividend Reinvestment 🧱 Portfolio Construction 📊 Etf Investing

My Warren Buffett Bible

by Robert L. Bloch • 2015

284 Buffett quotes organized into the ten principles that turn stock traders into business owners.

4.06

412

💎 Value Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing 📈 Compound Interest 🧠 Market Psychology 🧮 Rational Investing

My Warren Buffett Bible

284 Buffett quotes organized into the ten principles that turn stock traders into business owners.

by Robert L. Bloch 2015

4.06

412 ratings

💎 Value Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing 📈 Compound Interest 🧠 Market Psychology 🧮 Rational Investing

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