Wednesday, November 20, 2013

The Manual of Ideas


The Manual of Ideas
by John Mihaljevic

I finished this book a couple weeks ago, but am just now taking the time to write about it.  The Manual of Ideas by John Mihaljevic is a very good book suitable for those that are serious about learning about investment idea generation.  It is somewhat comparable to Joel Greenblatt’s, You Can Be a Stock Market Genius, which is another fantastic book.  If you want to be a serious investor both the Manual of Ideas and Stock Market Genius are must reads.  The Manual of Ideas covers Ben Graham Deep Value Investing including Net-Nets, Sum-of-the Parts Value, Greenblatt’s Magic Formula Investing, Jockey Stocks, Following Super Investors, Small and Micro-cap stocks, Special Situations, Equity Stubs, and International Value.  In the book the author uses numerous examples and also quotes many famous and not quite as famous investors.  It also provides various investor resources.  This is a book I will read again at some point in the future and would be on my investor core curriculum list.
The Manual of Ideas: The Proven Framework for Finding the Best Value Investments