Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Investing Choosing Investments The Mind of an Investor Beating the Market Long-term Investment Sticking With a Stock When to Buy When Not to Buy When to Sell The Stock Market Splitting Stocks Uncertainty Bonds Commodities Gold Cash Chapter 2: Wall Street and Speculation Wall Street Speculation Bubbles Leverage Derivatives Credit Default Swaps Chapter 3: Businesses Evaluating Businesses See's Candy Coca-Cola Hershey's The Daily Racing Form The Walt Disney Company The Internet Textiles Corporate Ethics Chapter 4: Berkshire Hathaway Making Decisions Making Mistakes Structuring Deals Selling Businesses Company Directors CEO Compensation Management Chapter 5: U.S. Policies and Politics America's Future Economic Forecasts Global Trade Creating Jobs Inflation The 2008 Financial Crisis Lending after the Financial Crisis The U.S. Budget and Trade Deficits U.S. Politics The Death of Osama Bin Laden September 11, 2001 China Barack Obama Chapter 6: Wealth and Taxes Wealth Inheritance Good Fortune Taxes The "Buffett Rule" Chapter 7: Life Lessons Family Patience Belief in Oneself Working Qualities for Success Aging Philanthropy Giving to the Gates Foundation A Fair Society Milestones Berkshire Hathaway Holdings References

About the Author

David Andrews lives outside of Chicago.

Reviews

Praise for Agate B2's New York Times Best-Selling Series, IN THEIR OWN WORDS: "[I, Steve] is the same treatment given such luminaries as Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and Christopher Hitchens and offers Jobs's views on life, death, technology and design, among other topics." -- Timothy R. Smith, The Washington Post "[Impatient Optimist] is like eating salted peanuts: Once you start reading, it's hard to stop." -- Anne Fisher, CNN Money "A new book revealing many of Steve Jobs' most illuminating quotes..." -- Lance Whitney, CNET "A 160-page collection of quotes from the most iconic product pitchman since P.T. Barnum." -- Ben Popper, The New York Observer BetaBeat blog "A much better Jobs product is coming soon. It'll entertain you for hours, and no -- it is not a Jobs-branded iPad or anything similarly high-tech. It is, friends, an old-fashioned book!" -- Hillary Reinsberg, Mogulite "Inspirational reading pleasure." -- Courtney Boyd Myers, The Next Web "The kind of book that you read, think about, and then pass on to a friend or colleague...I learned a lot about Jobs' thinking process." -- Allen Stern, CenterNetworks "[Boy Billionaire] reveals the intimate thoughts and beliefs of the man who has arguably created one of the world's largest companies...and who is also one of the world's greatest social connectors." - Strategy Driven "A short work to be dipped into for nuggets of business (or law firm) wisdom..." -- Michael Roach, Law Technology News