Investori peamiseks probleemiks, ja paljuski tema suurimaks vaenlaseks, on ei keegi muu kui tema ise. Selle ebamugava tõeni on jõudnud terve armaada jagu tarku mehi, teiste seas James Montier. Piisab vaid pilgust investorite tegelikku kasumit kirjeldavale Dalbari uuringule, et selles isegi veenduda.
Viimase 20 aasta jooksul on S & P 500 tootlus olnud igal aastal veidi üle 8%. Aktiivsed haldajad võtavad sellest 1–2% ja nii võibki jääda mulje, et investeerimisfondi üksikinvestorid teenivad 6–7%. Tegelikkuses on aga investorite tootlus vähenenud napi 1,9%ni aastas. Seda suuresti põhjusel, et enamasti on ostu- ja müügitehinguid kõige halvemal võimalikul ajahetkel tehtud.
Ent pilt ei pea sugugi nii trööstitu olema, leiab Montier. Seda küll üksnes juhul, kui õppida ära nõks või paar, kuidas paremaid otsuseid langetada. Sestap viibki ta lugeja ringkäigule kõige levinumate käitumuslike väljakutsete ja mõtteeksimuste rägastikku, pakkudes välja strateegiaid, mille abil kaasasündinud kalduvusi lõplikult murda.
Lisaks destruktiivsetele käitumisviisidele ja levinud mõttevigadele, mida Montier on oma muljetavaldava karjääri jooksul professionaalide juures korduvalt märganud, analüüsib ta psühholoogilisi tegureid, mis sedalaadi vigu põhjustavad. Ta jagab praktilist nõu, kuidas neid enda juures märgata ning seeläbi oma portfelli ja kasumit kaitsta. Sõna saavad ka investeerimismaailma tuntud näod, kes on püüdnud juurutada investeerimisprotsesse, mille abil käitumuslikke eksimusi minimeerida.
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As with his weekly column, James Montier's Value Investing is a must read for all students of the financial markets. In short order, Montier shreds the 'efficient market hypothesis', elucidates the pertinence of behavioral finance, and explains the crucial difference between investment process and investment outcomes. Montier makes his arguments with clear insight and spirited good humor, and then backs them up with cold hard facts. Buy this book for yourself, and for anyone you know who cares about their capital! —Seth Klarman, President, The Baupost Group LLC The seductive elegance of classical finance theory is powerful, yet value investing requires that we reject both the precepts of modern portfolio theory (MPT) and pretty much all of its tools and techniques. In this important new book, 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. 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 2008/09 financial crisis. In this book James shares his tried and tested techniques and provides the latest and most cutting edge tools you will need to deploy the value approach successfully. It provides you with the tools to start thinking in a different fashion about the way in which you invest, introducing the ways of over-riding the emotional distractions that will bedevil the pursuit of a value approach and ultimately think and act differently from the herd.