Topic 1.3: Titans of Value: Learning from the Masters

Titans of Value: Learning from the Masters

We've established the what and the why. You now understand the core philosophy of Value Investing (Topic 1.1) and have traced its birth from the ashes of the Great Depression (Topic 1.2). But principles on a page are one thing; the real magic lies in the minds of those who mastered them. What if you could get inside the heads of the very people who turned these ideas into legendary wealth? Not just investors, but market wizards, quiet architects, and outspoken mavericks who saw what no one else could.

These are the titans who didn't just follow the rules—they wrote them, bent them, and refined them. They built empires of capital not by following the herd, but by cultivating a mindset of radical independence, patience, and intellectual courage. They are the giants on whose shoulders every modern value investor stands. What was the single most important lesson one learned from a near-bankrupt textile mill? How did another build a "latticework of mental models" that allowed him to see the future more clearly? And what is the simple, two-part "magic formula" another created that continues to beat the market today? The secrets to their extraordinary success are woven throughout their stories, waiting to be discovered. So, are you ready to meet the masters and learn the lessons that truly matter?