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What Are We Reading?

Welcome to "What are we reading?" 📚

Investing's a never-ending learning curve. And books are our trusty guides. Dive into this handpicked collection of reads that inspire our strategies, spark our curiosity, and might just pique your interest. Grab a glimpse, find a favorite, and stay tuned—our shelf's always evolving.

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Blogs

Explore our curated blogs, bridging seasoned insights with fresh perspectives on investment and behaviour. Discover articles from our team and handpicked gems from the investment realm. It's where data-driven wisdom meets engaging discovery.

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Step into our Cinema section, where the thrill of investment meets the magic of film. From classic scenes that shaped finance films to modern moments that surprise, it's a reel journey through the world of numbers. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show where finance meets film!

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Check out our Podcasts section for a listen into the world of investment. Hear from experts, catch up on market updates, or dive into engaging financial stories. It's all here, making learning about investment as easy as hitting "play".

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Books

What I Learned About Investing from Darwin

Pulak Prasad, 2023.

Pulak Prasad offers a philosophy of patient long-term investing based on an unexpected source: evolutionary biology. He draws key lessons from core Darwinian concepts, mixing vivid examples from the natural world with compelling stories of good and bad investing decisions—including his own. How can bumblebees’ survival strategies help us accept that we might miss out on Tesla? What does an experiment in breeding tame foxes reveal about the traits of successful businesses? Why might a small frog’s mimicry of the croak of a larger rival shed light on the signs of corporate dishonesty?

Four Thousand Weeks

Oliver Burkeman, 2021.

Four Thousand Weeks explores the popularized concept of time management from a different point of view, by tapping into ancient knowledge from famous philosophers, researchers, and spiritual figures, rather than promoting the contemporary idea of high-level productivity and constant self-optimization

Value Investing

James Montier, 2009.

The highly respected and controversial value investor and behavioural analyst, James Montier explains how value investing is the only tried and tested method of delivering sustainable long-term returns. This begs the question why isn't everyone a value investor? In part, it is because value investing requires a different mindset and the methods, approach and conclusions of value investing are very different from those taught in business schools and finance courses. In this book James shares his tried and tested techniques and provides the latest and most cutting-edge tools and techniques you will need to deploy the value approach successfully. James shows you why everything you learnt at business school is wrong; how to think properly about valuation and risk; how to avoid the dangers of growth investing; how to be a contrarian; how to short stocks; how to avoid value traps; how to hedge ignorance using cheap insurance. Crucially he also gives real time examples of the principles outlined in the context of the last 18 months.

The Outsiders

William N. Thorndike, Jr. 2012.

William Thorndike explores the journey of eight unconventional CEOs that achieved extraordinary returns for shareholders during their tenure. Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett; Capital Cities Communications’ Thomas Murphy; General Cinema Corporation’s Richard Smith; General Dynamics’ Bill Anders; Ralston Purina’s Bill Stiritz; Tele-Communications Inc.’s John Malone; Teledyne’s Henry Earl Singleton; The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham

The 52-Week Low Formula

Luke L. Wiley, 2014.

In this book, the author examines the principles behind selecting the outstanding companies and great investment opportunities that are being overlooked. Along the way, Wiley offers a melding of the strategies used by such investment giants as Warren Buffett, Howard Marks, Michael Porter, Seth Klarman, and Pat Dorsey. His proven formula helps investors get the upper hand by identifying solid companies that are poised for growth but have fallen out of the spotlight