One of the most successful Wall Street investors of all time provides practical insight and keen analysis on how to track, and react to, the ups and downs of the stock market. Marks reveals the hidden logic in carefully pinpointing market trends so that every investor can profit.

”When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, they're the first thing I open and read. I always learn something.” –Warren Buffett

Economies, companies, and markets operate according to patterns or cycles. These cycles arise from naturally occurring phenomena in everyday business, and to a large extent, from the simple ups and downs of human psychology and behavior. When should you pull out of the market? When should you stay in?

These fundamental psychological influences–including greed and fear–can and do profoundly affect investors. If you carefully study past cycles, understand their origins and import, and remain alert for the next up or down cycle, you won't have to reinvent the wheel in order to understand every investment environment. And you're less likely to be blind-sided by unexpected events.

By following Marks’s insights–which are drawn from his memorable memos to clients–you can master these recurring patterns for your own financial gain and psychological benefit.

［美］霍华德•马克斯（Howard Marks）

橡树资本联席董事长及公司核心创始人之一。畅销书《投资最重要的事》作者。他获得宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院的经济学学士学位，后获得芝加哥大学工商管理硕士学位。他也是特许金融分析师（CFA）。

作为世界顶尖的价值投资者，马克斯自20世纪90年代初开始写投资备忘录寄予投资人。他的备忘录深受华尔街，包括他的好朋友、投资大师巴菲特先生推崇。巴菲特先生为他的第一本书《投资最重要的事》题词：“这是一本难得一见的好书。”