Canadian value investor in the Benjamin Graham tradition, known for his flagship Cundill Value Fund. Died in 2011.
2 biographies about them · 7 books they recommend
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Peter Cundill's deep-value practice, drawn from his own journals.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Reflexivity, where beliefs move prices and prices move facts, tested in a live diary.
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor in whatever facet of investment practice they may favour - The Alchemy of Finance.” — Peter Cundill
Source: Cundill's list of books indispensable for every serious investor
Also recommended by: Guy Spier, Paul Tudor Jones and 3 others
Treat stocks as parts of businesses and buy only with a margin of safety.
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor in whatever facet of investment practice they may favour: The Intelligent Investor…” — Peter Cundill
Source: Cundill's list of books indispensable for every serious investor
Also recommended by: Benjamin Graham, Christopher Bloomstran and 26 others
The methods of nine great investors, including Buffett, Graham, Fisher and Templeton.
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor: The Money Masters by John Train.” — Peter Cundill
Source: Cundill's list of books indispensable for every serious investor
Also recommended by: Joel Greenblatt, Mohnish Pabrai
Buffett's life from Omaha and Graham's class to building Berkshire Hathaway.
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor: Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein.” — Peter Cundill
Source: Cundill's list of books indispensable for every serious investor
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Christopher Bloomstran and 11 others
Templeton's method: buying at the point of maximum pessimism worldwide
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor: The Templeton Touch by William Proctor.” — Peter Cundill
Source: Cundill's list of books indispensable for every serious investor
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Crowd manias from the Mississippi scheme and South Sea Bubble to witch trials.
“Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay (only the first two chapters the title is worth the price of admission!)” — Peter Cundill
Source: Cundill's list of books indispensable for every serious investor
Also recommended by: Barton Biggs, Bernard Baruch, Prem Watsa and 1 other
How individuals lose judgement in a crowd and how leaders sway crowds.
“There are a few books - really not that many which I believe are indispensable reading for every serious investor in whatever facet of investment practice they may favour - The Crowd: A Study of the…” — Peter Cundill
Source: Cundill's list of books indispensable for every serious investor
Also recommended by: Frank Martin, Mohnish Pabrai and 1 other