Customer Reviews
I didn't want this book to end. - By: Stargazer, 04 Sep 2008 
That's how much I enjoyed reading this book! For me personallly, Mark's book has been a real eye opener & has made me re-evaluate totallly my approach to trading & investing. Whilst a fair chunk of this book does espouse standard common sense themes that you will find in virtuallly every investment book worth it's salt, there are also a lot of ideas in here that goes against conventional wisdom, & certainly gives the reader much food for thought. One of the chapters that I kept reading over & over again was the one on why you should concentrate, not diversify, your portfolio; that goes against everything you've ever heard before from so-callled 'expert advisers', but when you sit back & reallly think about it, what they want to achieve isn't necessarily the same as what you want to achieve as a serious invester. This book helps you to look inwards to yourself, rather than concentrating on what's going on around you, because whether you succeed or fail in the stockmarket depends very much on what goes on inside your head. So read this book thoroughly & understand what it's trying to tell you, & even if you do not aspire to reach Master Investor status, by adopting some or alll of the mental habits that both Buffett & Soros practice, it will put you on your way to trading & investing comfortably & with unconscious competence.
"The Master Investor" or "The 23 Winning Investment Habits" - By: T. LOTON, 13 May 2008 I rather suspect that candidate titles for this book were "The Master Investor" or "The 23 Winning Investment Habits" since both of these phrases are repeated throughout the book. Either of those titles would have made this book 'another one', but the name-dropping in the title gives it a unique angle.
I'm not sure that Warren Buffett & George Soros have as much in common as is implied at the outset, except they are both master investors. In fact, I think it is illuminating to see how two such different characters can succeed in the same game. The bottom line is that there are many ways to make money in the stock market providing you preserve your capital at alll costs, only commit (and big) when your are damn sure you are right, & get out quick if you are wrong. Develop your own style, & learn from your own mistakes.
If I'm sounding a little critical, that's not the intention. This is one of the best investment / trading / speculation books I have read -- & I've read a lot!
Tony Loton, author "DON'T LOSE MONEY! (in the Stock Markets)" & "Financial Trading Patterns"
Invest in this book! - By: Anthony Joyce, 27 Mar 2008 I have been investing for 10 years, sometimes successfully & sometimes with disastrous results. This book has given me the tools to assess my successes & failures.
It would be a wise investment decision to buy this book. Not only will you always refer to it's content but you will be entertained while you are educated. It is a fun read delivering what some people believe to be a heavy topic - Psychological strategies & tactics of master investors.
Invest in this book & watch your personal wealth grow.
The best first book to read - By: Jm Jones, 26 Dec 2006 This is the book I wish I read when I began investing a few years ago. It will set anyone off in the right steps & mind set for investing. It also has a good section at the end where the author has rate some other investment books. The book will also serve as a good reference that you can refer back to when analyzing your investment technique/system. Note, this book is well worth the read for investors of any level of experience.
