{"product_id":"buffetts-early-investments","title":"Buffetts Early Investments","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuffett''s Early Investment\u003c\/b\u003es\u003c\/i\u003e investigates ten investments that legendary investor Warren Buffett made in the 1950s and 1960s – earning him his first millions – and uncovers unique insights in the process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the same documents Buffett used when he made these investments, the author reveals the fascinating inside stories of:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- How Philadelphia and Reading, Buffett’s largest investment in 1954, transformed from a declining coal company to a diversified conglomerate whose stock went up twentyfold due to the intervention of Buffett’s mentor, Ben Graham.\u003cbr\u003e- How Buffett and Charlie Munger made their first formal investment together in Hochschild-Kohn.\u003cbr\u003e- How corporate governance issues actually presented serious risk to Buffett’s 1966 investment in Walt Disney.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther investments analyzed include American Express, British Columbia Power, Cleveland Worsted Mills, Greif Bros, Marshall-Wells, Studebaker, and Union Street Railway. Not all of these investments worked out—this book shows why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuffett’s Early Investments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e helps readers understand how history’s greatest ever investor really made his returns in the years where he produced his best numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395097239934,"sku":"NW9781804090572","price":25.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781804090572.jpg?v=1778629361","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/buffetts-early-investments","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}