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Every book John Rogers recommended on podcasts

Key facts

  • John Rogers has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of February 28, 2017.
  • John Rogers has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of February 28, 2017.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of February 28, 2017.
  • The 3 books John Rogers has mentioned in the most episodes, as of February 28, 2017: The Money Masters, A Random Walk Down Wall Street and Contrarian Investment Strategies.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from John Rogers aired on February 28, 2017.

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Guest on Invest Like the Best · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

John Rogers appeared on Invest Like the Best to discuss his investment philosophy and career, emphasizing a slow and steady approach to the markets. During the interview, he recommended The Money Masters by John Train, discussing it as a major early influence that allowed him to read about great value investors such as John Templeton, Warren Buffett, and Ben Graham, and he enthusiastically encouraged others to read it. Rogers also discussed several other books that impacted his professional journey. He brought up A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Gordon Malkiel while describing his early exposure to investing during his time at Princeton University in a corporate finance course taught by Malkiel, who was head of the economics department at the time. Furthermore, he discussed Contrarian Investment Strategies by David Dreman, explaining how he read Dreman's books as his investment thinking evolved and praising the consistency and brilliance of the author's contrarian ideas. Throughout the conversation, Rogers used these texts to anchor his narrative about discovering value investing, developing an independent style, and learning from the academic and practical giants of the financial world.

Books John Rogers recommended or discussed

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  1. The Money Masters

    John Train · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Money Masters by John Train is an influential investment classic that profiles the strategies, philosophies, and career trajectories of several legendary financial minds, including Warren Buffett, John Templeton, and Benjamin Graham.

    Recommended
    “But the first book that really had a big impact was The Money Masters by John Train, where you read about the great value investors in that book. They were, you know, you could read about John Templeton, you could read about Warren Buffett, you could read about Ben Graham.”
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  2. A Random Walk Down Wall Street

    Burton Gordon Malkiel · Discussed · 1 episode

    A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Gordon Malkiel is a classic investment guide that popularized the random walk hypothesis and the case for passive index fund investing over active stock picking.

    Discussed
    “While I was at Princeton, we had to read a random walk down Wall Street in our corporate finance course. And Burt Malkiel was actually the head of the economics department at the time.”
    Where to get it
  3. Contrarian Investment Strategies

    David Dreman · Discussed · 1 episode

    Contrarian Investment Strategies by David Dreman is a classic finance book that advocates for a disciplined investing approach based on exploiting market overreactions and behavioral psychology.

    Discussed
    “And then I ended up reading David Drimmons, The Contrarian Investment Strategy, and then the second one that he came up with afterwards. And they were amazing, the idea. And it was so consistent.”
    Where to get it

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
John Rogers – Slow and Steady Wins the Race - [Invest Like the Best, EP.26]Invest Like the Best2017-02-283