Classics: An Investor's Anthology

[feynmanresearch]

[amazonsearch]Classics: An Investor's anthology[/amazonsearch]

 

This book was written by Charles Ellis, the author of Winning the Losers game. The book has writings and articles from the most successful money managers, starting before World War 2 to late 1980s.Some famous investors profiled are: Paul Cabot, Benjamin Graham, Lord Keynes, Warren Buffett, Philip Fisher, T-Rowe Price, John Templeton etc

[Maverick47]

@feynmanresearch  Glad to see you already had started a thread for this book.  I picked it up a few years ago and find it a joy to skim through it and read the various small articles at random.  

 

I will note that there was a followup anthology which I also was able to pick up.  Both are a quick way to learn from dozens and dozens of different writers on the topic of investing:

https://www.amazon.com/Classics-II-Another-Investors-Anthology/dp/1556233582/ref=sr_1_4?crid=NL5UST6SMQTM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.o4FJN6mE2_pfYdk9Z1K4zZhXINDQNjbuvCaRL4JDb0zRI6TOHIhjBD_vGBYh5MUPpdXPh2pJnUxD-ysoY_nbeIuKXjXTyadReL5wWBCUCQFT7pojJKGvybCxhgibGOCyERSGpdX7w_tpyHN2dpuMrISjTuHXBzSNjzqboJHc1OUoI1yblK3X4ygjbqc2rxzl2Djuo4aMsgQmrVt9lz4vcIX8RmJdmncPq4-xUOY2NXo.fbb6E0GofrbEaRu6BtGwbuRg_VY8k0KC2w4AzzIQVvQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=classics+an+investor's+anthology&qid=1748328289&sprefix=Classics+an+investors%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-4#detailBullets_feature_div

 

 

 

 

 

[thowed]

Thanks for the reminder - I picked both volumes up dead cheap online some years ago, and dipped in, but should have another look.  As you say, crack line-up of contributors and lots of lessons it's always good to remind oneself of.

[Marco Van Basten]

On 8/10/2015 at 2:44 PM, feynmanresearch said:

[amazonsearch]Classics: An Investor's anthology[/amazonsearch]

 

This book was written by Charles Ellis, the author of Winning the Losers game. The book has writings and articles from the most successful money managers, starting before World War 2 to late 1980s.Some famous investors profiled are: Paul Cabot, Benjamin Graham, Lord Keynes, Warren Buffett, Philip Fisher, T-Rowe Price, John Templeton etc

Love the handle, Richard Feynman was a great scientist

[John Hjorth]

I ordered both classic Investors Antholigies, on Amazon today, at reasonable prices, I think.

[John Hjorth]

Topic split for Classics II: Another Investor's Anthology - Charles D. Ellis and James R. Vertin from this topic about the first edition in the Books forum to separate topic here.

[John Hjorth]

On 6/28/2025 at 4:28 PM, John Hjorth said:

I ordered both classic Investors Anthologies, on Amazon today, at reasonable prices, I think.

 

This book [the first of the two anthologies] finally arrived with DHL today at home here in Denmark. What a pleasant surprise! Absolutely unused and mint condition, despite age. It still has that characteristic smell / odor of a book that came just directly from the press!

Edited July 25, 2025 by John Hjorth