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"Graham ranks as this century's (and perhaps history's) most important thinker on applied portfolio investment."

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Author:	Benjamin Graham
Hardcover:	144 pages
Publisher:	Collins Business
Publication Date:	January 15, 1998
ISBN:	0887309135
Package Length:	7.32 inches
Package Width:	5.28 inches
Package Height:	0.79 inches
Package Weight:	0.52 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 16 reviews

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A classic Aug 05, 2008
Yes it is a classic but it is also old and outdated - this is what you are buying when you buy this book. A new book entitle Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements is far more timely book.

An understanding of all the points of a company's financial statement Mar 17, 2008
Each portion of a financial statement is described in this book. it is more of a reference to go back to rather than a book to read through. It is very detailed.

2 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Simple content that charges Huge amount Dec 12, 2007
The book's content doesn't give any valuable information at all. What's inside can be found on most other financial and investment books. Furthermore, the cost is way way too high. I feel ripped off!

My worst buy at the moment!!

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Historically significant look at the balance sheet Nov 17, 2007
What this book is:

The 1936 edition of "The Interpretation of Financial Statements" by Benjamin Graham, the father of the modern academic discipline of financial analysis. In brief chapters with examples, Graham explains different entries you might find on a corporation's public balance sheet, how those assets and liabilities (debits and credits) add up, and what the meaning is with regard to that corporation's financial health. There are occasional glimpses of average figures by industry, but given that they were compiled in 1935, they are more interesting as a glimpse into the past - some things have changed, much more has remained the same.

What this book is not:

1. It's not a primer on double-entry accounting. If you really don't know anything about double-entry bookkeeping, you'll find the book rough going, as basic familiarity is assumed.

2. It's not an editorial. There's remarkably little opinion given about how to value companies based on their balance sheet entries. That task is performed in the author's mammoth magnum opus, Security Analysis (I prefer the 1940 edition). This book does function admirably as a tableside glossary to that work.

3. It won't tell you how to get rich by investing. Readers looking for get-rich-quick guides should look elsewhere.

4. GAAP- or SOAP-compliant. Both Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Sarbanes-Oxley postdated the publication of this book by many years.

I enjoyed this book and found it a pleasant, intelligent and necessary introduction to Graham's Security Analysis. If you have interest in learning about the history of financial analysis, you will probably find this book of interest as well.

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THE GUY WHO TAUGHT WARREN Jul 08, 2007
Graham is the money lord whose writings formed the basis of Warren BUffett's investing tenets. That should be enough of a basis for those pondering buying this book. This guy taught Buffett! On the other hand, the book is a little tedious, and certainly not for the novice investor. I'd say you should be an intermediate level investor, at least, beforing diving into this creaky book. But if you're patient and willing to stay with it, there are certainly some real pearls of investing wisdom between its pages.

For those desiring a more user friendly investing tome try The Millionaire Mind by Standley, the sequel to The Millionaire Next Door. The Millionaire Mind