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Janet Tavakoli takes you into the world of Warren Buffett by way of the recent mortgage meltdown. In correspondence and discussion with him over 2 years, they both saw the writing on the wall, made clear by the implosion of Bear Stearns.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xv

Chapter 1: An Unanswered Invitation 1

Chapter 2: Lunch with Warren 9

Chapter 3: The Prairie Princes versus the Princes of Darkness 31

Chapter 4: The Insatiable Curiosity to Know Nothing Worth Knowing (Oscar Wilde Was Right) 41

Chapter 5: MAD Mortgages—The “Great” Against the Powerless 67

Chapter 6: Shell Games (Beware of Geeks Bearing Grifts) 97

Chapter 7: Financial Astrology—AAA Falling Stars 107

Chapter 8: Bear Market (I’d Like a Review of the Bidding) 123

Chapter 9: Dead Man’s Curve 143

Chapter 10: Bazooka Hank and Dread Reckoning (AIG, Fannie, Freddie, Lehman, Merrill, and Other Fluid Situations) 163

Chapter 11: Bond Insurance Burns Main Street 179

Chapter 12: Money, Money, Money (Warren and Washington) 191

Chapter 13: The Fogs of War, Religion, and Politics 209

Chapter 14: Finding Value 219

Notes 225

Bibliography 259

Index 267

Dear Mr Buffett What an Investor Learns 1269

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 10 September 2010
      ISBN-13 9780470632420
      978-0470632420
      ISBN-10 0470632429
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      Finance and accounting

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Janet Tavakoli takes you into the world of Warren Buffett by way of the recent mortgage meltdown. In correspondence and discussion with him over 2 years, they both saw the writing on the wall, made clear by the implosion of Bear Stearns.

      Table of Contents

      Preface ix

      Acknowledgments xv

      Chapter 1: An Unanswered Invitation 1

      Chapter 2: Lunch with Warren 9

      Chapter 3: The Prairie Princes versus the Princes of Darkness 31

      Chapter 4: The Insatiable Curiosity to Know Nothing Worth Knowing (Oscar Wilde Was Right) 41

      Chapter 5: MAD Mortgages—The “Great” Against the Powerless 67

      Chapter 6: Shell Games (Beware of Geeks Bearing Grifts) 97

      Chapter 7: Financial Astrology—AAA Falling Stars 107

      Chapter 8: Bear Market (I’d Like a Review of the Bidding) 123

      Chapter 9: Dead Man’s Curve 143

      Chapter 10: Bazooka Hank and Dread Reckoning (AIG, Fannie, Freddie, Lehman, Merrill, and Other Fluid Situations) 163

      Chapter 11: Bond Insurance Burns Main Street 179

      Chapter 12: Money, Money, Money (Warren and Washington) 191

      Chapter 13: The Fogs of War, Religion, and Politics 209

      Chapter 14: Finding Value 219

      Notes 225

      Bibliography 259

      Index 267

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