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Warren Buffett Invests Like A Girl

18 July 2011
In this week’s episode:

David Kuo finds out from LouAnn Lofton, author of The Motley Fool's latest book Warren Buffett Invests Like A Girl...And Why You Should, Too, about the secrets behind the legendary investor's success. They discuss Buffett's feminine attributes and how we can invest like him, too. 

 

To celebrate this book launch, we are giving away a free chapter -- click here to read it now. A transcript of this podcast is also available.

 



David Kuo and LouAnn Lofton
David Kuo and LouAnn Lofton

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ScottishPound 18 Jul 2011 , 1:59pm

I don't buy in to the generalisation that women make better investors than men. Some women are better than some men and some men are better than some women and really it has nothing to do with gender.

Its about making the right decisions and doing nothing when doing nothing is the right decision.

rober00 18 Jul 2011 , 5:09pm

Rubbish and American rubbish at that!!!

rouge14 18 Jul 2011 , 6:02pm

The usual "men tade more frequently than women..."

The dictionary says trading is: the buying and selling of goods or services.

Most women I know trade much more often than men....well the buying part of the equation anyway.







ergojones50 20 Jul 2011 , 6:08pm

Sorry to say it but this first chapter is written in the same style as a miracle hair growth or weight loss product.

Another writer on the Buffett bandwagon. It's all been said before - and better

TMFDragon 21 Jul 2011 , 8:42am

Hi ScottishPound

I can understand what you are saying, and I'd like to add that statistics can prove just about anything you want.

However, the most recent research (which is now over seven years old) appears to show that women are better investors than men.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/sex-and-the-city-study-shows-that-the-female-investor-makes-more-profits-than-the-male-557620.html

The survey look at 100,000 investment club portfolios and it found that the average woman’s portfolio not only outperformed the average man’s portfolio but also beat the market.

Best regards

David

TMFDragon 21 Jul 2011 , 8:52am

Hi rober00

Are you suggesting that there is nothing we can learn from a book that's been endorsed by the world's third richest man?

Best regards

David

TMFDragon 21 Jul 2011 , 9:01am

Hi ergojones50

I've never seen a hair-growth or weight-loss product endorsed by Warren Buffet.

Best regards

David

cliffknight 22 Jul 2011 , 12:32pm

If a guy starts to invest like a girl would he be called a transvestor? Just asking!

cliffknight

RobinnBanks 24 Jul 2011 , 6:14pm

Or, a stringvestite?

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