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  • The Intelligent Investor

  • The Classic Best Seller on Value Investing
  • By: Benjamin Graham
  • Narrated by: Bill McGowan
  • Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (1,161 ratings)

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The Intelligent Investor

By: Benjamin Graham
Narrated by: Bill McGowan
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The classic best seller by Benjamin Graham, perhaps the greatest investment advisor of the 20th century, The Intelligent Investor has taught and inspired hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Since its original publication in 1949, Benjamin Graham's book has remained the most respected guide to investing, due to his timeless philosophy of "value investing", which helps protect investors against areas of (possible) substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies which they will be comfortable with down the road.

Among this audiobook's special features are the use of numerous comparisons of pairs of common stocks to bring out their elements of strength and weakness and the construction of investment portfolios designed to meet specific requirements of quality and price attractiveness.

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"By far the best book on investing ever written." (Warren E. Buffett)

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Perennial Wisdom!

I love the wisdom shared in this book, the basic principles can be applied to all walks of life. I thought this book would be boring because of its age, but I was PLEASANTLY SURPRISED! I actually feel like I am a better person now, because of Ben Graham's council. Now I understand why Warren Buffett keeps praising this book.

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Good book to understand how to approach investing.

good book to understand how to approach investing. concepts and examples in simple language are helpful

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Good Starter Book

i would recommend listening to this book as an introduction to any sort of long term investment.

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Lots of information, lots of new vocabulary

I'm new to investing, and have listened to numerous books on the subject. This book underscores many of the same principles, while adding some of the reasoning behind some of the conservative market wisdom. Really glad I listened to this, it filled in lots of gaps in my education.

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Perfect Abridged Book & Intelligent Startup Point

Everything is perfect about this book except that it's abridged. However, the summarized form is very insightful give the right startup guidance for the new or the investors looking for the start point.

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Sad and a bit dated

the most recent reference is from the 70's. It does give a enjoyable history of Stock, Prefered Stk and Bonds but it is very negative on purpose to ward off novice investors with plans on making a fortune in the stock market.

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Shame it is abridged

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Recommended only as a starting point. The hard copy book has much more detail that is of considerable value and use.

Has The Intelligent Investor turned you off from other books in this genre?

Not really interested in abridged versions anymore.

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Not for newbies

Sound advice with many concepts that stand the test of time. I enjoyed this book, but as I got into it, I found some of the concepts and analogies a bit difficult to follow. I’m pretty new to investing so I found myself having to listen to some sections more than a few times. Still highly recommended.

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What the program had problems with, the app fixed

I felt that the narrator spoke too quickly, but the app fixed that with the option to change the speed of which the book is read. Overall a very basic yet deep introduction to the world of investing, as well as the differences that distinguishe investing from speculating.

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A must read for every investor

This book must be on every investors bookshelf.
Before searching for an investment advisor an investor should read this book.

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