Malk Williams does a superb job.

What does Malk Williams bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I am the author of the book. I had originally wanted to narrate the book myself - to make it more authentic. But I was unable to find the time and Malk Williams stepped up to do it.

I think that he has done an absolutely phenomenal job. He has a clear and sonorous voice that is faithful to meaning of the text and is far more pleasurable to listen to than my voice would have been.

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Great bio and life philoshophy

This book is more of a personal bio and explanation of a philosophy on life rather than an investment tome. As such it was thoroughly enjoyable. Very candid and personal account

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Great book about becoming a good investor

If you could sum up The Education of a Value Investor in three words, what would they be?

Find your way

What did you like best about this story?

Guy Spier didn't provide a technical how-to on how to analyze stocks, but that can be found elsewhere. What he did was enlighten me regarding the mindset an investor should have. I really enjoyed that a lot.

Which character – as performed by Malk Williams – was your favorite?

Beautifully narrated by Malk Williams. Did a great job narrating from Guy's view, and also did a fun Warren Buffet impersonation.

What did you learn from The Education of a Value Investor that you would use in your daily life?

Find a way to invest that suits me. In anything from trading frequency and using a checklist to office furnituring.

Any additional comments?

Very happy to have listened to his book, thank you.

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Honest and humble story of value investor

What did you love best about The Education of a Value Investor?

How candid and humble he was.

What did you like best about this story?

The ups and downs he went through and how he realized his dreams despite several mishaps and almost mishaps such as Bear Stearns problem

What does Malk Williams bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His voice and accent sounded very similar to Guy's ( I listened to his talk at Google on youtube previously ) so the narrative felt authentic.

What did you learn from The Education of a Value Investor that you would use in your daily life?

Checklists for my stock picks
Mastermind group
Not ignoring Tony Robbins;)

Any additional comments?

Guy talks about Think and Grow Rich , and he is very right, it is a great read for anyone with big goals in life.

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I will save you time - Go read about Buffett

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

No, I would would just give them the spark notes.

Warren Buffett is wicked smart, and try to copy him as much as possible to be successful.

Hang around with successful people because they will make you better.

Write people letters. No one does this anymore so when people receive letters it means a lot to them and can have huge longterm impacts.

Wall street can be distracting. Create your own perfect environment.

What did you like best about this story?

He talks about writing personal letters to people. All kinds of people about all kinds of things. I thought this was interesting and I am trying it myself.

What about Malk Williams’s performance did you like?

British accent is on point.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

See above.

Any additional comments?

Most of the book is him talking about how smart Mohnish Pabrai and Warren Buffett are. So you might as well go read their books and learn about them because that is pretty much what he is telling you to do.

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High quality material and presentation.

Guy Spier is very generous with his experiences and ideas. Take what suits you from this story and use it to improve your state of mind and life.

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Great book and great story

What made the experience of listening to The Education of a Value Investor the most enjoyable?

The way speaker narrates about Guy Spier's story is very enjoyable. After started listening, I could not stop and finished in two instances. One thing I really liked is his analysis of himself and admitting his fears and idiosyncrasies. I think understanding ones idiosyncrasies is very import to be a good investor.

Any additional comments?

One thing I like about the book is the emphasis Guy Spier places on improving oneself as person by becoming more authentic and willing to help others. I really think it is true. I have seen that many times myself. When you help somebody, the same person may not help but it always comes one way or the other.

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best audible book to date

fantastic book with applicable ideas as well as a self reflective process on desires, personality, and goals. overall I would recommend and the narrator was also fantastic and I would like to listen to other books narrated by him. I very much would like to have lunch with Guy Spier just to talk more about wisdom and good conversation. Did I mention the book was great?

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Excellent!!!

If you could sum up The Education of a Value Investor in three words, what would they be?

Honest, inspirational, informative

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Education of a Value Investor?

Guy Spier's candor about wall street, investing and living a fulfilling life is inspirational.

What about Malk Williams’s performance did you like?

Read with emotion

Any additional comments?

This book has reinforced the way I think about investing and life. Thank you Guy Spier.

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One for the Buffet Fans

A remarkable read with many golden nuggets of wisdom. The first book that I've immediately listened to again upon completion.
That's saying a lot, as I am a person who generally hates reruns of books, shows, movies, etc.

I've known about the author for a while as he is often a guest on my favorite podcast, We Study Billionaires: The Investors Podcast. I must admit I was already a bit biased in liking his style and wit.

The story-telling is recounted in candor as the author is upfront about his ego, foibles, and idiosyncratic shortcomings. One of the biggest points he makes is the importance of choosing our heroes we aspire to be like as well as choosing our company. He gives homage to Warren Buffet for instilling the virtues of value investing and even more importantly, the virtues of character, helping him to set his own moral compass straight... or rather, straighter.

This story is also quite the bromance between him and Mohnish Pabrai, a very successful value investor (worth looking up) who is a fellow Buffet admirer and follower. The author clearly looks up to Mohnish and mentioned his name over 50 times in the book (I didn't actually count, but it is very frequent). The author recounts how he and Mohnish got to meet Buffet at a luncheon and how he learned to better model himself after Buffet by taking cues from Mohnish. One example was structuring his fund manager fees in the same way that Buffet had during Buffet's investing days. But, they also modeled Buffet in more subtle, non-investment related behaviors, such as being forthright and keeping company with those who are as well, and even steering clear of more enigmatic and ambiguous characters.

The ultimate lesson was about "compounding goodwill" or the idea that you receive more when you serve others. The author concludes the book with his personal transformation from aspiring to be a Gordon Gekko, to finding opportunities to give instead of taking.