Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl

by Lofton, Louann; Gardner, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780061727634
• ISBN10: 0061727636
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-24
• Publisher: Harperbusiness

Summary

Investing isn't a man's world anymore-and that's a good thing for individual portfolios, Wall Street, and the world's financial system.Compared to their male counterparts, women have scientifically been show to be more patient and wiser when it comes to making decisions-characteristics that epitomize the Foolish investment philosophy, as well as the investment temperament of the most successful investor in history, Warren Buffett. While men may be brash, compulsive, and overly daring, women tend to be more studious, skeptical, and reasonable. Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl empowers and educates women-and the men smart enough to embrace a "feminine" investing style-on how to strengthen their portfolios and find success in the market."You'll have to read her book to see the criteria she used, but I'd say I probably plead guilty."-Warren Buffett

Author Biography

Louann Lofton has been with The Motley Fool since January 2000, first as a writer, then as the managing editor for online content. She lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tom Gardner, along with his brother David, cofounded The Motley Fool, a multimedia financial education company, in 1993. They have coauthored five books and oversee the award-winning website Fool.com (with approximately five million unique visitors-per month); a nationally syndicated newspaper column, carried by over two hundred papers; and fourteen premium investing services worldwide. John lives with his wife in Northern California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Why Temperament Matters Now More Than Ever	p. 1
The Science Behind the Girl	p. 17
A Quick Intro to the Oracle	p. 37
Trade Less, Make More	p. 47
Rein in Overconfidence	p. 55
Shun Risk	p. 63
Focus on the Positives of Pessimism	p. 69
Research Extensively	p. 75
Ignore Peer Pressure	p. 85
Learn from Mistakes	p. 99
Embrace Feminine Influences	p. 109
Maintain Consistent, Persistent Results	p. 117
Value People and Relationships	p. 123
Question the Masters	p. 135
Act Fairly and Ethically	p. 141
Foolish Investing Principles 101	p. 147
Appendices	p. 171
A Quick Guide Recapping the Female Investor's Temperament and What Buffett Can Teach Us	p. 173
Interview with Value Investor Lisa O'Dell Rapuano, CFA, Founder of Lane Five Capital Management	p. 177
Interview with Value Investor Lauren C. Templeton, Founder of Lauren Templeton Capital Management	p. 198
Interview with Value Investors Candace King Weir and Amelia Weir of Paradigm Capital Management	p. 208
Interview with Value Investor Bill Mann of the Motley Fool Independence Fund and the Motley Fool Great America Fund	p. 225
Further Reading: Books for Investors of All Levels Who Want to Learn More (Courtesy of Motley Fool Inside Value)	p. 234
Acknowledgments	p. 239
Notes	p. 243
Index	p. 253
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