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The Investing Mind

A Guide to the Principles and Processes of Successful Investing

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The Investing Mind

By: Michael J. Mauboussin
Narrated by: Michael J. Mauboussin
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Read by the author, Michael J. Mauboussin.

“A masterclass in making better decisions under uncertainty.” —Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School and Author, Madness of Markets

Renowned investment strategist Michael J. Mauboussin reveals the 10 most important attributes of successful investors.


Michael Mauboussin has spent 40 years on Wall Street and more than three decades teaching investment analysis at Columbia Business School. In that time, he has met, worked with, taught and studied many great investors.

Now, for the first time, he brings that wealth of experience together and answers the question: What are the qualities that lead to success in financial markets? As Mauboussin shows, this is not about what investors should think – but rather it is about how investors can think well.

In The Investing Mind, Mauboussin discusses the importance of practical abilities such as numeracy, capital allocation and balancing risk versus reward, as well as the importance of behavioral qualities including assessing strategy, understanding your own bias, and maintaining an open mind.

In an increasingly competitive investment landscape, The Investing Mind provides actionable insights for investors. You'll learn:

-- How and why investors need to think probabilistically.
-- To always ask, “Compared to what?”
-- How to play to your strengths and avoid playing the wrong games.
-- And much, much more.

The Investing Mind is a must-listen for anyone who makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty, including investors everywhere.

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Critic reviews

If you are curious how the greatest investors ‘think differently’ than everyone else, this book is a must read. (Bill Gurley, Founder and President, P3 Institute, and Author, Runnin' Down a Dream)
Successful investors follow intellectually sound and repeatable processes that become their North Star. Time spent reading this book may help you find yours. (Seth Klarman, CEO and Portfolio Manager, The Baupost Group)
Michael Mauboussin presents a comprehensive and uniquely clear set of guides for improving investment performance. (Alfred Rappaport, Author, Creating Shareholder Value)
Michael Mauboussin is one of the leading observers of market behavior and the human element behind it. (Howard Marks, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital Management)
A superb combination of delightfully easy reading and great expertise. (Charles D. Ellis, Founder, Greenwich Associates)
The product of a union between Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor and a compendium of Warren Buffett's letters. (Richard Zeckhauser, Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University)
The Investing Mind has everything a thoughtful investor needs to include in their wheelhouse for making decisions. (Robert Hagstrom, Author, The Warren Buffett Way)
I love the way Michael Mauboussin thinks. This book distills 40 years of investing experience into a few hundred pages. (Barry Ritholtz, Chairman and CIO, Ritholtz Wealth Management)
A masterclass in making better decisions under uncertainty. (Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School and Author, Madness of Markets)
Michael Mauboussin is the great fox of modern markets – and the clearest thinker anywhere on skill, luck, and decisions. (Philip E. Tetlock, Penn-Integrates-Knowledge Professor, School of Arts and Sciences & Wharton)
In The Investing Mind, Michael Mauboussin turns decades of insight into a practical operating system for thinking probabilistically, beating back bias, and knowing the game you are playing. (Annie Duke, Author, Thinking In Bets, How To Decide, and Quit)
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