Very average. Looks like the author wants to show that she really knows Warren buffett. And she does it by repeating his name a at least 5 times on every page! If that wasn’t enough she keeps on telling the same examples with different sums of money. Just to say ‘see that’s a lot of money I am talking about’!! She almost treats the reader like a child. I found some phrases quite funny like at the end of a very simple concept Ms Buffett said ‘now go back and read that again’!! I mean seriously!!

Buffet hasn’t recommended this book anywhere but I just thought it might give something new. I am not in finance but those who are will definitely find it a bit annoying.

If you have read Graham no need to even look at it.

Excellent book. Mary Buffett effectively breaks down the two major aspects of Warren Buffett's - qualitative (the kind of companies Buffett invests in based on their competitive advantage, business model, management, etc.) and quantitative (how Buffett analyses stocks and predicts earnings, rates of returns, intrinsic value, etc.).

The book also offers a glimpse into things such as creating an investment ltd. partnership and special investments such as share repurchase situations and arbitrage plays (although this is merely an appetizer and one is better off researching these topics in depth if wishing to enter such investments).

The strategy does seem to be relatively "timeless" in the sense that identifying good companies based on fiscal analysis and competitive advantage is always likely to give good returns in the long run due to fundamentally good businesses making more money and therefore increasing in market value.

Overall, a very good book and decent enough to start one on their security analysis and investment journey (assuming, of course, that they understand the basics of asset management and the stock market).

Yesterday, I completed the book: “Buffettology” (1997©) written by Mary Buffett and David Clark. This is the book I thought “The Snowball” was going to be, but wasn’t. This is the book that tells you how you too can make a lot of money (with certain qualifications). All of the “tricks of the trade” – what to look for and why, and how to figure out if a company is going to make you money or not (and how soon it will do it). It’s all here in this little gem of a book. I highly recommend it!!
The main author – Mary Buffett is the former spouse of one of Warren Buffett’s sons. Nothing like making a little bread off the ex-father-in-law’s name…

Oh, about those qualifications… It helps to start off with about 15 years worth of the average persons gross pay in the bank to start investing. You also have to be quite obsessed with making money. You also have to be able to live off of a fraction of your earnings until you start to really roll in the dosh – that means patience and a willingness to forego instant gratification. But once you do these things, you can be well on your way to becoming quite wealthy – in 30 or so years. Actually, if you follow the guidelines laid out in this book, I’d wager you’d be quite well off in just 10 or 15 years.

Anyway, as I said, this is an excellent read for anyone interested in working their way into a comfortable lifestyle and I highly recommend the book. Forgive my snarkiness. It’s actually a very good book with lots of great tips for investing and clear explanations for how to understand how you really make money work for you.

Excellent workbook. Although I read the book in english. Goes over the theories of how the "master" himself chooses stocks. Is very insightful, and a great book for those curious how Warren Buffet has chosen stocks over the years.

Very poorly written overall. Perhaps the most annoying tic is to ascribe Corporate Finance 101 ideas to Mr. Buffett. This would be like a book about a physicist, let's call him Mr. Smith, believing in gravity. "Mr. smith believes that gravity is a force that attracts objects in relation to their mass." the key ideas of the book are merely asserted, backed up with one example or anecdotes. Contradictory ideas are not explained.

Neither good nor bad. The ideas are at the level of basic Econ 101. A beginner investor can benefit from some of material but anyone who has bought or sold stocks for a while already knows most of this book.

its not about the price, its about the earnings stupid. Recommended as investing 101.

tenio latev
a quick and good read about buy and hold strategy.. unfortunatelly the world does not work like that anymore. warren buffet made his fortune in the 25 year long super bull market.. we live in a diffrent world today where we see highly volatile markets going sidewards for years and years.. the rules of the game have changed and so did the players.. warren buffedt is a great value investor and his success will be never reached again by any one who tries his value investment approach.

A good book to learn how Warren Buffet evolved Benjamin Graham value approach to gain enormous profit in stock market.

Warren Buffett es un genio, tiene una claridad increíble y un proceso estructurado. El libro es repetitivo, pero lo advierten desde el comienzo, es interesante aunque a veces sea lento.

Es una guía perfecta y corta.

Lo único que lamento de esta lectura, es no haberla hecho antes, en mi dulce juventud. Es decir, no tener educación financiera cuesta mucho, nos deja a la deriva de la inflación o la devaluación de nuestra moneda local y no conocer opciones que nos permitan incrementar nuestros ahorros (de manera razonablemente segura) nos condenan a una vejez de trabajos o de dependencia absoluta de una pensión cada vez más lejana (escribo luego de la aprobación de la reforma pensional del gobierno Petro en Colombia).

Conocer cómo funciona el mercado de valores, qué son las acciones y los bonos, cuáles son las virtudes del interés compuesto al lago plazo y abrir nuestra mente a un universo de posibilidades financieras siempre será un camino que valga la pena recorrer, siempre y cuando nuestro objetivo sea asegurarnos un porvenir más seguro.

Creo que este libro es apropiado para personas que, al igual que yo, apenas estén dando sus primeros pasos en el mundo de las inversiones. Solo se requiere un poco de curiosidad, y un corto repaso a lo básico de las matemáticas financieras

GREAT book...I am going to go through it again to take notes. This book is full of common sense that isn't common at all. Loved it!