Finance & Financial Statements

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham

The Intelligent Investor is another thick investing classic that asks the reader to slow down. Its best lesson is not a stock tip but a way of thinking: study the facts, leave room for bad news, and do not let excitement make the decision. I return to that idea because owners can fall in love with their own plans just as easily as investors fall in love with a hot stock. A founder does not need to become a full-time value investor, and much of the market detail will never help with Tuesday's operating problem. What does help is the habit of protecting the downside before counting the upside. That is sound advice for anyone building value they hope another person will buy.

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