Howard Marks

Welsh author and former cannabis smuggler, best known for his 1997 memoir 'Mr Nice'; later a public speaker and campaigner.

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  1. 1. Mastering The Market Cycle

    Getting the Odds on Your Side

    This book explains how recognizing and interpreting recurring economic and market cycles can improve investment decision-making by guiding when to be aggressive or defensive. It emphasizes understanding the forces that drive cycles—credit, sentiment, valuation and the economy—using second-level, probabilistic thinking rather than precise market timing. The author argues for focusing on risk assessment, contrarian judgment, margin of safety and portfolio positioning that account for where we are in a cycle, and illustrates how history and human psychology create patterns investors can learn from to preserve capital and exploit opportunities.

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