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Margin of Safety: Risk Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor

Klarman explains how to assess business value, demand a margin of safety, and manage a portfolio with permanent loss in mind.

15 parts, about 25 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
Seth A. Klarman
Parts
15 parts
Reading time
about 25 minutes
The whole book
Also to read in full

What the summary covers

  1. The problem and the alternative1 min
  2. Speculators and unsuccessful investors1 min
  3. How Wall Street works against investors2 min
  4. The institutional performance derby2 min
  5. The junk bond boom3 min
  6. Defining the objective1 min
  7. The margin of safety2 min
  8. The roots of the philosophy2 min
  9. The art of business valuation2 min
  10. Finding investments1 min
  11. Special situations2 min
  12. Thrift conversions1 min
  13. Distressed and bankrupt securities2 min
  14. Portfolio management and trading2 min
  15. Choices for an individual investor1 min

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