Capital: The Story of Long-Term Investment Excellence

One of the best reads on how to build and sustain human relationships in business you will ever experience.

This is a great 3-quote book (i.e., you will have quoted it three times in conversation within the first 24 hours of starting to read it). What makes a great 3-quote book? A good story with interesting characters, a great story teller, and meaningful insight. If you are a student, learn from the well researched wisdom of the Capital Group. If you are a manager, recognize how to motivate, promote, and build great teams for greater returns. If you are an investor, take notes.

If you are an investor and haven't learned of the advantages of the American Funds Family of Mutual Funds and its parent, Capital Reasearch and Management Company, this is a must read. Capital Research and Mngmt is a quiet company, they do not advertise, they do not sit for interviews or do press releases. They only manage money, period. As a result, they do it better than anybody. This book is the only place you will get in-depth information about the company short of visiting a broker who is equally enlightened. Discovering an equally enlightened broker, may I say, is rare to find in its own right. Rich people know about this company, but finding a rich person who will talk is equally difficult. Just read it, you'll see.

I strongly recommend this book to all finance students. The story of Capital is truly unique. You will learn a great deal from this comprehensive book.

This is a must-have for anyone in the finance field. Capital is one of the great companies. Charles Ellis has done a great service to the community by publishing this book. Highly recommend.