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Book · 2007 · Business

The Dhandho Investor

The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns

by Mohnish Pabrai · Recommended by 4 people on 2 podcasts

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And uh I've I've got a book here which you wrote called the Dhandho investor.
Steven Bartlett · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Aug 2025 Listen at 1:16:03

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And so, the Dhandho investor was written from the perspective of how can we minimize risk while keeping the returns intact.
Mohnish Pabrai The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Aug 2025

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The Dhandho Investor by Mohnish Pabrai outlines a proven investment playbook focused on minimizing risk while maximizing potential returns through value investing principles. The book was discussed in detail across episodes of My First Million and The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett. On My First Million, Syed Balkhi credited the book's author with teaching him the essential business formula regarding the margin of safety, while Shaan Puri briefly referenced the title while discussing the author's distinctive background as a prominent investor. On The Diary Of A CEO, Steven Bartlett brought up the book to ask the author about the literal meaning of the word 'Dhandho'. In response, Mohnish Pabrai discussed the core themes and motivations behind writing the work, emphasizing that it was constructed entirely from the perspective of discovering how investors can drastically minimize risk while keeping their expected returns intact. The podcast guests and the author himself highlighted the title as a foundational guide for individuals seeking financial freedom and adopting rational, low-risk frameworks within the stock market and broader business ventures.

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Syed Balkhi and I got that you know formula from reading monish babri's book 1
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“and I got that you know formula from reading monish babri's book”
Mohnish Pabrai And so, the Dhandho investor was written from the perspective of how can we minimize risk while keeping the… 1
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“And so, the Dhandho investor was written from the perspective of how can we minimize risk while keeping the returns intact.”
Shaan Puri Manish from what I know he is a uh what's his book called the dond uh investor 1
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“Manish from what I know he is a uh what's his book called the dond uh investor”
Steven Bartlett And uh I've I've got a book here which you wrote called the Dhandho investor. 1
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“And uh I've I've got a book here which you wrote called the Dhandho investor.”
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