The Essays of Warren Buffett (4/e)
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沃伦·E.巴菲特（Warren E. Buffett）
伯克希尔－哈撒韦公司 CEO，全球最知名的投资大师，被誉为“股神”。在《福布斯2016全球富豪榜》中，巴菲特排名第二；他也是世界上最知名的慈善家，将自己的绝大部分财富都捐献给慈善事业，被美国人称为“除了父亲之外最值得尊敬的男人”。
劳伦斯·A.坎宁安（Lawrence A. Cunningham）
巴菲特的“御用”编辑。自1996年起协助巴菲特编撰并出版超级畅销书《巴菲特致股东的信》。巴菲特每年写给伯克希尔股东的信都采用第一人称，并由巴菲特本人亲笔撰写；坎宁安负责全书的主题设置与内容整理，他的工作得到巴菲特高度评价，迄今两人已合作《巴菲特致股东的信》至第4版。坎宁安还是乔治华盛顿大学法学院教授，拥有亨利圣乔治塔克尔三世教席，同时担任纽约乔治华盛顿大学法律、经济与金融研究中心主任。他的研究曾发表在哥伦比亚大学、康奈尔大学、哈佛大学等一流名校的研究期刊上。他还经常在《华尔街日报》《金融时报》《纽约时报》上发表专业观点。坎宁安还著有《超越巴菲特的伯克希尔》《向格雷厄姆学思考 向巴菲特学投资》等书。
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目录
Foreword to the Third Edition
xi Preface
xiii Prologue: Owner-Related Business Principles
1 Introduction 13 Corporate Governance 15 Finance and Investing 20 Investment Alternatives 26 Common Stock 28 Mergers and Acquisitions 31 Valuation and Accounting 33 Accounting Shenanigans 37 Accounting Policy 37 Tax Matters 38
I. Corporate Governance 39 A. Full and Fair Disclosure 40 B. Boards and Managers 43 C. The Anxieties of Business Change 56 D. Social Compacts 63 E. An Owner-Based Approach to Corporate Charity 65 F. A Principled Approach to Executive Pay 72 G. Risk, Reputation and Oversight 82
II. Finance and Investing 87 A. Mr. Market 88 B. Arbitrage 92 C. Debunking Standard Dogma 98 D. Value Investing: A Redundancy 110 E. Intelligent Investing 117 F. Cigar Butts and the Institutional Imperative 124 G. Life and Debt 128
III. Investment Alternatives 133 A. Surveying the Field 134 B. Junk Bonds 138 C. Zero-Coupon Bonds 145 D. Preferred Stock 152 E. Derivatives 162 F. Foreign Currencies and Equities 172 G. Home Ownership: Practice and Policy 179
IV. Common Stock 183 A. The Bane of Trading: Transaction Costs 184 B. Attracting the Right Sort of Investor 189 C. Dividend Policy and Share Repurchases 191 D. Stock Splits and Trading Activity 202 E. Shareholder Strategies 204 F. Berkshire s Recapitalization 205 V. Mergers and Acquisitions 211 A. Bad Motives and High Prices 212 B. Sensible Share Repurchases Versus Greenmail 223 C. Leveraged Buyouts 223 D. Sound Acquisition Policies 226 E. On Selling One s Business 230 F. The Buyer of Choice 234
VI. Valuation and Accounting 239 A. Aesop and Inefficient Bush Theory 240 B. Intrinsic Value, Book Value, and Market Price 243 C. Look-Through Earnings 249 D. Economic versus Accounting Goodwill 255 E. Owner Earnings and the Cash Flow Fallacy 264 F. Option Valuation 271
VII. Accounting Shenanigans 275 A. A Satire on Accounting Shenanigans 276 B. Standard Setting 284 C. Stock Options 285 D. Restructuring Charges 290 E. Pension Estimates 294 F. Realization Events 296
VIII. Accounting Policy 297 A. Mergers 297 B. Segment Data and Consolidation 299 C. Deferred Taxes 300 D. Retiree Benefits 303
IX. Tax Matters 305 A. Distribution of the Corporate Tax Burden 305 B. Taxation and Investment Philosophy 311 Epilogue 315 Concept Glossary 323 Disposition Summary 325 Index 327
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