Book Summaries

It is generally believed that it takes us 20,000 hours to became an expert in something. To become really good, that time is really only 20 hours.

How did a skinny Japanese man win a world eating competition? Why should a striker always take a penalty down the middle?

Nudge is the book that changes how we think. The question is: when do we need a nudge in the right direction?

The market will always correct, and when it does, this is a great opportunity to buy the outstanding companies you like at bargain prices.

Trading is both a mental and physical sport. This book will put you in the right mindset to win.

You can make money or you can make excuses. But you can’t make both.

Gervais is well known within the UK investment community and has made a name for himself investing in small cap stocks.

Black Box Thinking identifies the secrets of high performance and marginal gains.

Do you have a growth mindset? Or do you believe your potential is limited?

Lynch is a big believer that the private investor has a huge advantage over the so called ‘smart money’.

The book talks about the ‘millennial edge’ – that is, the time in the future that millennials have to grow their wealth before retirement.

Short selling is the act of selling something one doesn’t own with the goal of buying it back in the future cheaper. Hypothetically, one’s losses are unlimited but this book lays out how to spot sitting ducks.

How to buy? How to sell? The Art of Executions looks at the decision making of some of the world’s best fund managers. You might be surprised at the conclusions.