The Art of War on Investing

Came across this book ( Sun Tzu on Investing , Author - Curtis J. Montgomery ) when I was browsing some trading books in a local bookshop. The book title caught my attention as I like reading similar books and topics about “The Art of War” . Most of these books were wriiten in Chinese , tough nowadays there are many translated copies. The author’s name ( Westerner ) gave me second thoughts. And I was thinking very hard how could Sun Tze’s strategies for War in ancient time be applied to Trading and Investment … and written by a Westerner ?

I stood there browsing and reading few chapters. Eventually I bought the book , main reason is that certain explanation inside this book really described and matched my bad trading behaviour and psychology that I needed to correct. Second reason is that there are many wise words or nice quotes in this book that I could use to improve my trading psychology. I found that topics about trading psychology is hard to read and remember in text form , wise quotes make me learn my trading psychology much better. All in all I am impressed with the author’s way of putting “The Art of War” into investment applications.

Art of War - brief

Over two thousands years ago , The Chinese warrior , Sun Tzu , laid down a unique set of strategies for success in battle in ancient writing. His timeless insights , which can be distilled as ” To win without fighting is best , ” have increasingly found application in global business and politics. Even tough it was compiled over two thousand years ago , it is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today , as eagerly studied in Asia and other parts of the world by modern politicians and business executives as it has been by military leaders and strategists for the last two millenia and more … and now , a good reference for all traders .