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<p>Robert G. Hagstrom is one of the best-known authors of investment books for general audiences. Turning his extensive experience as a portfolio manager at Legg Mason Capital Management into valuable guidance for professionals and nonprofessionals alike, he is the author of six successful books on investment, including <i>The Warren Buffett Way</i>, a <i>New York Times</i> best-seller that has sold more than a million copies.</p> <p>In this updated second edition of <i>Investing: The Last Liberal Art</i>, Hagstrom explores basic and fundamental investing concepts in a range of fields outside of economics, including physics, biology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and literature. He discusses, for instance, how the theory of evolution disrupts the notion of the efficient market and how reading strategies for literature can be gainfully applied to investing research. Building on Charlie Munger's famous "latticework of mental models" concept, Hagstrom argues that it is impossible to make good investment decisions based solely on a strong knowledge of finance theory alone. He reinforces his concepts with additional data and a new chapter on mathematics, and updates his text throug

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Author

Robert G. Hagstrom

Publisher

Columbia University Press; Columbia Business School Pub.

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231531016

Category

business

Subjects

Economics, Finance, Business

Rating

4.4 / 5 (268 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14