Applied Value Investing: The Practical Application of Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett's Valuation Principles to Acquisitions, Catastrophe Pricing ... Execution (PROFESSIONAL FINANCE & INVESTM) - Hardcover

Calandro, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071628185 ISBN 13: 9780071628181

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2009

Synopsis

A unique addition to the Graham literature. Using detailed case studies, Calandro teaches financially sophisticated readers how to apply Graham & Dodd principles not just to stocks and bonds, but to Mergers & Acquisitions, alternative investments and to management in general.

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From the Back Cover:

Brand-new ways to apply the investing ideas of GRAHAM and BUFFETT

"This thought-provoking work takes value investing to the next level."
--Seth A. Klarman, President, Baupost Group, L.L.C., Lead Editor of Graham and Dodd's Security Analysis, 6th Ed.

"After 75 years, Graham and Dodd remains the true North Star for those seeking the Rosetta Stone to unlock values. Professor Joseph Calandro adopts Graham and Dodd's fundamental premises and uses them to focus on new dynamics."
--Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, Chairman and CEO, GAMCO Investors, Inc.

"Calandro's application of Graham and Dodd principles outside the traditional realm of value investing involves multi-disciplinary thinking, a necessary skill for constructively framing and reframing the investment landscape in today's chaotic world."
--Mitchell R. Julis, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Canyon Partners, L.L.C.

"Applied Value Investing is the most important business book of our time."
--Dr. John J. Sviokla, Vice Chairman, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, and former Associate Professor, Harvard Business School

"Calandro's groundbreaking book integrates [key] lessons into a holistic and practical business framework, which can be used to either assess or manage a business."
--Robert M. Randall, Editor, Strategy & Leadership, and coauthor of The Portable MBA in Strategy

"If executives will adopt the discipline that Joseph Calandro lays out, they will avoid many, many costly mistakes."
--Paul B. Carroll, coauthor of Billion-Dollar Lessons

"A must-read for all Graham and Dodd followers, and valuation practitioners."
--Patrick Terrion, Principal, Founders Capital Management, and author of The Company You Keep

"A useful addition to every value investor's library."
--Bruce Greenwald, Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management, Columbia Business School

About the Author:

Joseph Calandro, Jr., is the enterprise risk manager of a global financial services firm. He previously taught value investing and risk management courses in the MBA program at the University of Connecticut and worked as a financial management consultant with IBM Global Services.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0071628185
• ISBN 13: 9780071628181
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304