The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns

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John Wiley & Sons, Jan 6, 2011 - Business & Economics - 208 pages
A comprehensive value investing framework for the individual investor

In a straightforward and accessible manner, The Dhandho Investor lays out the powerful framework of value investing. Written with the intelligent individual investor in mind, this comprehensive guide distills the Dhandho capital allocation framework of the business savvy Patels from India and presents how they can be applied successfully to the stock market. The Dhandho method expands on the groundbreaking principles of value investing expounded by Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and Charlie Munger. Readers will be introduced to important value investing concepts such as "Heads, I win! Tails, I don't lose that much!," "Few Bets, Big Bets, Infrequent Bets," Abhimanyu's dilemma, and a detailed treatise on using the Kelly Formula to invest in undervalued stocks. Using a light, entertaining style, Pabrai lays out the Dhandho framework in an easy-to-use format. Any investor who adopts the framework is bound to improve on results and soundly beat the markets and most professionals.

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Patel Motel Dhandho
1
Manilal Dhandho
15
Virgin Dhandho
23
Mittal Dhandho
29
The Dhandho Framework
35
Invest in Existing Businesses
47
Invest in Simple Businesses
51
Invest in Distressed Businesses in Distressed Industries
59
Fixate on Arbitrage
85
Margin of SafetyAlways
99
Invest in LowRisk HighUncertainty Businesses
107
Contents
131
Abhimanyus DilemmaThe Art of Selling
147
To Index or Not to IndexThat Is the Question
169
Investing Lessons from a Great Warrior
179
Notes
185

Invest in Businesses with Durable Moats
65
Few Bets Big Bets Infrequent Bets
71
Index
193

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Mohnish Pabrai is the Managing Partner of Pabrai Investment Funds, an investment group modeled after the original 1950s Buffett Partnerships. Since its inception in 1999, Pabrai Funds have delivered annualized returns of over 28% (net to investors). He has been favorably profiled by Forbes and Barron's and has made guest appearances on CNBC and Bloomberg TV and Radio.

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