{"id":1612,"date":"2025-08-07T14:48:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2025-09-13T01:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T01:31:28","slug":"why-every-investor-should-read-poor-charlies-almanack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/why-every-investor-should-read-poor-charlies-almanack\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Every Investor Should Read Poor Charlie\u2019s Almanack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Believe it or not, I didn\u2019t think Poor Charlie\u2019s Almanack would have this much impact on me. It\u2019s a large hardback book, filled with speeches and illustrations.\u00a0At first, it feels like you picked up a coffee table book.\u00a0But as soon as you crack open the spine and start reading, it becomes clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/457fvOr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored ugc\" title=\"\">Poor Charlie\u2019s Almanack<\/a> is much more than a book about investing.\u00a0It\u2019s a book about living a better life through clarity, discipline, humility, and reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written about (and by) Charlie Munger, the longtime vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett\u2019s longest and closest business partner, Poor Charlie\u2019s Almanack distills his most important ideas, speeches, and mental models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it is one of the most rewarding books I\u2019ve ever read \u2014 and a book I return to every year.\u00a0In this review, I wanted to distill the key lessons for me that have become part of the way I think about money, life, and decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/457fvOr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-719x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-768x1094.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-432x615.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Poor-Charlies-Almanack.jpg 1053w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/457fvOr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy the Book from Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/why-every-investor-should-read-poor-charlies-almanack\/#Lesson_1_Build_a_Latticework_of_Mental_Models\" >Lesson 1: Build a Latticework of Mental Models<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/why-every-investor-should-read-poor-charlies-almanack\/#Lesson_2_Invert_Always_Invert\" >Lesson 2: Invert, Always Invert<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/why-every-investor-should-read-poor-charlies-almanack\/#Lesson_3_Avoid_Foolishness_Not_Genius\" >Lesson 3: Avoid Foolishness, Not Genius<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/why-every-investor-should-read-poor-charlies-almanack\/#Lesson_4_The_Power_of_Incentives\" >Lesson 4: The Power of Incentives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/why-every-investor-should-read-poor-charlies-almanack\/#Lesson_5_The_Psychology_of_Human_Misjudgment\" >Lesson 5: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/why-every-investor-should-read-poor-charlies-almanack\/#Lesson_6_You_Must_Read_Constantly_%E2%80%94_and_Learn_Relentlessly\" >Lesson 6: You Must Read Constantly \u2014 and Learn Relentlessly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/why-every-investor-should-read-poor-charlies-almanack\/#Lesson_7_Know_Where_You_Have_an_Edge\" >Lesson 7: Know Where You Have an Edge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/why-every-investor-should-read-poor-charlies-almanack\/#Lesson_8_Character_Matters_More_Than_Intelligence\" >Lesson 8: Character Matters More Than Intelligence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bearsavings.com\/blog\/why-every-investor-should-read-poor-charlies-almanack\/#Final_Thoughts_Why_You_Should_Read_Poor_Charlies_Almanack\" >Final Thoughts: Why You Should Read Poor Charlie\u2019s Almanack<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lesson_1_Build_a_Latticework_of_Mental_Models\"><\/span>Lesson 1: Build a Latticework of Mental Models<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If there\u2019s only one idea you take away from Charlie Munger, let it be this: the best thinkers don\u2019t think within a single box.&nbsp;They borrow and learn mental models from many different fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can\u2019t improve how you think by only reading one subject.&nbsp;We have to be multidisciplinary thinkers.&nbsp;We need multiple frames of reference and mental models to solve problems, assess risk, and avoid blind spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munger argues that people who only study, say, economics or finance or finance will have a narrow and limited understanding of the world.&nbsp;They\u2019ll be great in their own silo, but in a complex and ever-changing world, that\u2019s a recipe for missing important signals and making dumb mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To think and reason more broadly, we need a latticework of mental models that include physics, biology, psychology, mathematics, history, philosophy, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea is that each field has its own lessons and models for understanding the world, so the more of them you can understand, the more \u201clenses\u201d you have to look at the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, here are a few models Munger borrowed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Probability.<\/strong>\u00a0When thinking about business, investing, or life, we should be probabilistic thinkers \u2014 mentally weighing odds, not thinking in black and white, and always questioning our assumptions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Psychology.<\/strong>\u00a0Understanding human nature is a big part of Munger\u2019s framework.\u00a0He borrowed heavily from social psychology to learn about cognitive biases, social proof, status, loss aversion, overconfidence bias, and much more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Evolution.\u00a0<\/strong>Munger and Buffett both have a deep understanding of evolution and selection pressures.\u00a0They borrow the idea that systems and organisms adapt (or fail to adapt) to changing conditions \u2014 and you can use it to understand business, investing, and even biology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Opportunity cost.\u00a0<\/strong>Munger borrows this economic idea to show that the true cost of something isn\u2019t its price tag.\u00a0It\u2019s the value of the best alternative.\u00a0This applies to every decision we make, from small to large.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munger\u2019s lesson is that the world doesn\u2019t care if you\u2019re a trivia master or can recite entire industry reports.&nbsp;It only cares if you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The good news is, in a world awash in information and trivia, thinking better is not that hard.&nbsp;It\u2019s just a question of building a simple mental tool kit of ideas.&nbsp;And the beauty of it is, that advantage compounds over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lesson_2_Invert_Always_Invert\"><\/span>Lesson 2: Invert, Always Invert<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munger\u2019s second favorite tool for understanding the world (after mental models) is a simple idea called inversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a straightforward principle: If you want to solve a problem or achieve a goal, look at the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to be successful, don\u2019t ask \u201chow do I make money?\u201d Ask \u201chow do I lose money?\u201d Then do the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to live a good life, don\u2019t ask \u201cwhat should I do?\u201d Ask \u201cwhat would ruin my life?\u201d Then avoid that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munger borrowed the principle from mathematics (invert a function by reflecting it), but he applies inversion to every field: Investing, psychology, business, decision-making, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inversion is a form of intellectual humility.&nbsp;It\u2019s the idea that instead of starting with optimism and hope and trying to figure out how to succeed, you start by trying to avoid obvious pitfalls.&nbsp;And that alone puts you ahead of most people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lesson_3_Avoid_Foolishness_Not_Genius\"><\/span>Lesson 3: Avoid Foolishness, Not Genius<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If there\u2019s one quote from Poor Charlie\u2019s Almanack that changed the way I think, it\u2019s this one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munger said this, and I love it.&nbsp;I love it so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why?&nbsp;Because it\u2019s liberating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re waiting to be a genius before you act, you\u2019ll never do anything.&nbsp;You can never know enough.&nbsp;You\u2019ll always feel like you\u2019re missing a piece of the puzzle.&nbsp;But that\u2019s not how life works.&nbsp;We have to live.&nbsp;We have to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munger is saying: Don\u2019t wait to be the smartest person in the room.&nbsp;Just be less stupid than everyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In investing, that means you don\u2019t have to predict the future or pick the exact bottom.&nbsp;You just have to avoid being egregiously wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t overpay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t overleverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t chase fads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t trust people with bad character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is not to be the smartest person in the room.&nbsp;It\u2019s to not get fired.&nbsp;To stay in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Survival first.&nbsp;Excellence second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know this sounds basic, but for me, this lesson was a psychological shift.&nbsp;It took me a long time to absorb it and let it sink in.&nbsp;Once I did, I found that I was much less stressed about the future and much more focused on just avoiding obvious traps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And by avoiding foolishness (overly optimistic bets, speculative investments, shady companies, etc.)&nbsp;and letting time and compounding work its magic, you can do very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lesson_4_The_Power_of_Incentives\"><\/span>Lesson 4: The Power of Incentives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Charlie\u2019s favorite points throughout the book is how incentives structure behavior \u2014 even when those incentives are invisible or misaligned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe way you incentivize people is the way they behave.&nbsp;Show me the incentive, and I\u2019ll show you the outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll see this quote throughout the book, and for good reason.&nbsp;Munger is obsessed with how incentives drive decision-making.&nbsp;From how we set up businesses and organizations to how we measure performance to how we evaluate risk, getting incentives right is the key to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can see this idea in action everywhere.&nbsp;Corporate fraud is often the result of bad incentives.&nbsp;Bankers taking outsized risks on Wall Street often had powerful incentives to do so (sales targets, bonuses, promotions, etc.).&nbsp;Government workers often face perverse incentives to be inefficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All this is to say that people will behave however they need to in order to get what they want.&nbsp;So if you want a certain outcome, you need to make sure the incentive system is lined up in that direction.&nbsp;You need to make sure you\u2019re rewarding the right behaviors and not rewarding the opposite of what you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s also one of the most powerful mental models for Munger and Buffett\u2019s investing: When you see a company or industry that has distorted or misaligned incentives, you have to ask yourself, who benefits from that?&nbsp;And are they going to be able to get away with it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This lesson made me start thinking about incentives everywhere.&nbsp;From how we run teams at work to how we pay people to how we motivate children.&nbsp;I looked at the world differently after reading Poor Charlie\u2019s Almanack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lesson_5_The_Psychology_of_Human_Misjudgment\"><\/span>Lesson 5: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In one of the most well-known and oft-cited chapters in the book, Munger lists 24 cognitive biases that cause humans to make irrational decisions.&nbsp;This was his way of summarizing the \u201cpsychology of human misjudgment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chapter is long, but it\u2019s worth reading (especially if you\u2019re not familiar with cognitive bias and behavioral psychology).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some of Munger\u2019s favorites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Confirmation bias.\u00a0<\/strong>The tendency to seek out information that confirms your preexisting beliefs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social proof.\u00a0<\/strong>We do what other people are doing because it feels safer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loss aversion.&nbsp;We fear losses more than we value gains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Authority bias.\u00a0<\/strong>We obey and follow those in authority even when they are wrong.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Overconfidence bias.<\/strong>\u00a0We are smarter than we think we are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again, the lesson here isn\u2019t to try to eliminate all cognitive bias.&nbsp;That\u2019s a fool\u2019s errand.&nbsp;But by being aware of it and the mental shortcuts we all take, we can avoid its worst excesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me, this list made me much more skeptical (in a good way), more analytical, and more deliberate in how I make decisions.&nbsp;It also helps me be more compassionate and patient with others who make mistakes.&nbsp;I don\u2019t assume they\u2019re stupid.&nbsp;I assume they\u2019re human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lesson_6_You_Must_Read_Constantly_%E2%80%94_and_Learn_Relentlessly\"><\/span>Lesson 6: You Must Read Constantly \u2014 and Learn Relentlessly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buffett was famous for reading 500 pages a day, but you know who was reading at least that much and probably more?&nbsp;Charlie Munger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike Buffett, though, Munger was more of a private reader.&nbsp;He doesn\u2019t do interviews as often.&nbsp;He\u2019s not on social media.&nbsp;He\u2019s not active on Twitter.&nbsp;He\u2019s reading and thinking quietly all day, every day.&nbsp;Reading across many different fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munger doesn\u2019t read to be entertained or distracted.&nbsp;He reads to build a worldview.&nbsp;To learn from failure.&nbsp;To understand human nature and how the world works.&nbsp;To build context, not trivia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fact that Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have been reading constantly their whole lives is not a secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the book, Munger states: \u201cIn my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn\u2019t read all the time \u2014 none, zero.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holy crap did that hit me hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I used to feel guilty for reading all these hours of nonfiction, and I thought it was unproductive.&nbsp;I\u2019d ask myself, what am I really getting from this?&nbsp;Can\u2019t I learn faster just by watching videos and podcasts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, you can\u2019t.&nbsp;You have to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munger and Buffett read so much because it\u2019s the single most productive thing you can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is, if you\u2019re a lifelong learner.&nbsp;If you read to build a worldview.&nbsp;If you read to fill in gaps and build context across different fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you read like Munger, to learn to think better.&nbsp;If you read across disciplines and subjects.&nbsp;If you read to develop judgment.&nbsp;If you read to live a better life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the cheapest and most powerful way to keep getting smarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lesson_7_Know_Where_You_Have_an_Edge\"><\/span>Lesson 7: Know Where You Have an Edge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlie has one of the longest \u201ccircle of competence\u201d warnings in the book.&nbsp;It\u2019s not just don\u2019t touch tech.&nbsp;Don\u2019t touch biotech.&nbsp;It\u2019s don\u2019t touch anything outside your circle of competence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venturing outside your circle of competence can be like stepping off a cliff.&nbsp;Just because a stock is cheap or a business sounds exciting doesn\u2019t mean you know enough about it to understand the risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlie\u2019s advice is simple: only invest where you have an informational edge.&nbsp;Don\u2019t invest just because you think something is cheap or undervalued.&nbsp;Don\u2019t invest just because everyone\u2019s piling in.&nbsp;Don\u2019t invest in fads.&nbsp;Only invest where you truly have an edge in terms of knowledge and analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In investing, this means stick to sectors and business models you understand.&nbsp;Stick to places where you know the economics, the business model, and the industry.&nbsp;Stick to what you know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve taken this lesson to heart.&nbsp;I won\u2019t say I never venture outside my circle of competence, but I am much more honest with myself about where I don\u2019t know enough.&nbsp;I\u2019m also much pickier in how and where I invest.&nbsp;I focus on industries and businesses I understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lesson_8_Character_Matters_More_Than_Intelligence\"><\/span>Lesson 8: Character Matters More Than Intelligence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlie has a tendency to name drop.&nbsp;But throughout the book, you get the sense that Charlie actually cares about people more than their net worth or IQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He cares more about their ethics, their humility, their honesty, their temperament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The people Charlie admires are not the richest or smartest.&nbsp;It\u2019s not about money or IQ.&nbsp;He spends time in the book talking about people he admires for their generosity and character \u2014 and for people he doesn\u2019t admire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I thought this was a surprisingly touching and endearing quality about Charlie, Buffett, and Berkshire Hathaway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For two men who are billionaires and revered all over the world, you never get the sense they\u2019re egoists or worship wealth or intelligence.&nbsp;In today\u2019s world, where so much culture worships the hustle and the deal, it\u2019s a grounding message: Be a good person first, a smart person second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator 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