--- product_id: 14712684 title: "The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom and Enlightenment" brand: "guy spier, malk williams, audible studios" price: "€ 1.41" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/14712684-the-education-of-a-value-investor-my-transformative-quest-wealth store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom and Enlightenment **Brand:** guy spier, malk williams, audible studios **Price:** € 1.41 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom and Enlightenment by guy spier, malk williams, audible studios - **How much does it cost?** € 1.41 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/14712684-the-education-of-a-value-investor-my-transformative-quest-wealth) ## Best For - guy spier, malk williams, audible studios enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted guy spier, malk williams, audible studios brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker spends a small fortune to have lunch with Warren Buffett? He becomes a real value investor. In this fascinating inside story, Guy Spier details his career from Harvard MBA to hedge fund manager. But the path was not so straightforward. Spier reveals his transformation from a Gordon Gekko wannabe, driven by greed, to a sophisticated investor who enjoys success without selling his soul to the highest bidder. Spier's journey is similar to the thousands that flock to Wall Street every year with their shiny new diplomas, aiming to be King of Wall Street. Yet what Guy realized just in the nick of time was that the King really lived 1,500 miles away in Omaha, Nebraska. Spier determinedly set out to create a new career in his own way. Along the way he learned some powerful lessons which include: why the right mentors and partners are critical to long term success on Wall Street; why a topnotch education can sometimes get in the way of your success; that real learning doesn't begin until you are on your own; and how the best lessons from Warren Buffett have less to do with investing and more to do with being true to yourself. Spier also reveals some of his own winning investment strategies, detailing deals that were winners but also what he learned from deals that went south. Part memoir, part Wall Street advice, and part how-to, Guy Spier takes readers on a ride through Wall Street but more importantly provides those that want to take a different path with the insight, guidance, and inspiration they need to carve out their own definition of success. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Asin | B00PHMS2BU | | Author | Guy Spier | | Language | English | | Listening Length | 6 hours and 28 minutes | | Narrator | Malk Williams | | Program Type | Audiobook | | Publication Date | November 25, 2014 | | Publisher | Audible Studios | | Version | Unabridged | ## Images ![The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom and Enlightenment - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91XkUDHktxL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Senior citizen late in life investor *by on Reviewed in the United States September 16, 2026* I wish I had read this book when it first came out. After 20+ years of trying to build my system of investing, I have been finally approaching several of Guy’s ways as well as Buffet’s and seeing success. Many of Guy’s discoveries make so much sense, they are hard to pass up. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great book for investors of all types *by on Reviewed in the United States October 26, 2014* This book is about Guy's personal journey -- the good and the bad. As others have written about the book, he's extremely honest about the path he took to get to where he is today. And while his complete story is still one that is being written, his openness describing his path is what makes this book one that can make just about anyone a better investor. Even if the things that personally work for him don't fit your personality in the same way, he'll make make you think enough about certain things -- especially your environment and the people you surround yourself with -- that I imagine would cause almost anyone, and not just investors, to seriously consider making at least a couple of changes in their lives.And while far from strictly being an "investment book" (which makes it more interesting to readers of all types) there is still plenty of investment wisdom, and several things that I'll be adding to my own investing checklist. For example, one of the investing mistakes he discusses was his investment in Tupperware. The "Checklist Item" that may have prevented this investment mistake was "Is this company providing a win-win for its entire ecosystem?" While I already have this on my list as far as being careful of investing in tobacco companies, casinos, or public lottery companies (which he also discusses), I hadn't thought of it as much in regards to a company like Tupperware. It was selling a product that its customers wanted, that they couldn't really get elsewhere, and Tupperware was the market leader. Sounds good, right? But the problem was that they weren't giving their customers a good deal. They were overpricing their merchandise. So while there may be money to be made for a while, especially if you get in early and buy a company like this cheap enough, there is a big competitive risk in the future that isn't easy to see just by looking at the past. How loyal do you think customers are likely to be when someone comes along with essentially the same product at a much better price (especially when it then becomes clear how much customers were being overcharged in the past)?I also liked the CarMax example Guy wrote about. It stressed to me the importance of looking at how customers pay for their purchases. There's a big difference between a business whose customers have the money to pay for their products at the time of the transaction and ones that rely on outside creditors to provide their customers access to credit. While CarMax has other advantages of scale that still make it a decent business and allowed it to recover after credit had dried up, there are many other businesses that make a living relying on the credit of others that don't have any competitive advantages and can quickly and unexpectedly have their business models become at risk in the wrong environment. While things may work well if the wrong environment doesn't occur in one's investment horizon, I think the big key from Guy's examples and checklist items is to stick to areas where your odds of success of winning are higher, and areas where you are less likely to encounter unexpected and unfavorable surprises. As Charlie Munger likes to say, "All I want to know is where I'm going to die so that I'll never go there."So all in all, I think Guy has written a book very worthy of 5 stars, for investors of all levels of experience, and a book that I think would also be interesting to those outside of the investing world. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great insight for value investors *by on Reviewed in the United States August 24, 2026* I read this book many years ago, and I recently picked it up again since I have started to invest a little bit monthly. I wanted to understand some basic investing strategies and terms. This book is definitely a good book to read for anyone who wants to understand the benefits of being a long-term investor. I wouldn't recommend this for people who want to trade short term. 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