The Essential Buffett. Robert G. Hagstrom

Applying Buffett´s principles to technology and international investing From the bestselling author of The Warren Buffett Way and The Warren Buffett Portfolio comes The Essential Buffett: Timeless Principles for the New Economy. In this fresh take on Buffett´s irrefutable investment methods, Robert Hagstrom shows readers how to apply Buffett´s principles to technology and international investing using real-life case studies of successful fund managers like Legg Mason´s Bill Miller. Following the Buffett model, Hagstrom explains Buffett´s four timeless principles: 1) analyze a stock as a business; 2) demand a margin of safety for each purchase; 3) manage a focus portfolio; 4) protect yourself from the speculative and emotional forces of the market. Then Hagstrom shows how Buffett´s thinking can be applied in the new economy, addressing technology investing, international investing, small cap stocks, and socially responsible investing. Perhaps most valuable are Hagstrom´s insights into