A Few Lessons for Investors and Managers

This short collection gathers lessons on investing and running a business, drawn from the thinking of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Peter Bevelin shows how sound judgment depends on understanding the psychological habits that lead people astray, from overconfidence to over-reliance on a single idea. Rather than offering a formula, the book sets out principles that managers and investors can test against their own decisions.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 81 pages

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