The Big Win

I flew through this book by Stephen Weiss (2012) because it was an easy read...and because there wasn't really a whole lot to it, despite the driving premise.  The author, an investment manager himself, profiles a group of "successful" investors -- that term intentionally in quotes because I'm not so sure I agree with his assessment that all of the subjects are worth talking about.  Nevertheless, the characteristics and practices that are consistent in each are intellectual curiosity, a passion for research and the desire to learn everything they can about a potential investment (and by that, it includes a real understanding of the contrary view), an ability to take ego out of the investment process and to admit mistakes (with a subsequent effort to learn from those mistakes), and finally a real focus on risk management.  Otherwise, not much more to say here.