With the publication of Deep Value Investing, J Bos has joined a very select group made up of investors turned authors turned teachers. Deep Value investing is not your average book about value investing. No generalities here, no theories, no big words. But facts, very clear principles and how to implement them example after example. This book has not been written to entertain the reader nor to make him dream about becoming rich through using some abstruse formulae or techniques. Everything in this book is easy to understand, down to earth and replicable. But at a cost: one has to work and work hard in order to put to good use Jeroen Bos’ manual. One has to go after the raw materials of financial accounts and statements and dig underneath in order to, on rare occasions, be fortunate enough to pick the deeply undervalued investment opportunities. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham remains a reference in the field, but the required reading list for value investors is now one title longer since J Bos’ Deep Value Investing publication.

Deep Value Investing – Finding Bargain Shares with Big Potential is a well-written, hands-on book about how to extract value from investments made from a niche in the stock market. It is many years ago that Benjamin Graham came up with the thesis of buying net current asset stocks, or net-net stocks, which is to suppose that it is old fashioned and not to be done in today’s transparent markets. Jeroen Bos demonstrates that this is far from the truth. By writing a book, containing many real life examples Jeroen proves that by hard detailed work coupled with discipline it is still a vital strategy to apply today. By using examples, Jeroen not only gives the reader a better understanding of how to do this kind of low risk investing but also directly shows what to look for in identifying these net-net investments.

If you want to know how to make money by buying cheap companies, this book is a must.”

The message from this book is that you can keep investing simple, and may be most importantly, you do not have to be a City insider, or just plain lucky.

…there is a lot of value in Deep Value Investing, especially today afer a period of underperformance.

Mr Bos has written a practical and very readable book that should appeal to those who are looking to learn more about this very particular style of investing. The examples are neatly interwoven with the lessons he has learnt over the years and the qualities required of a deep value investor.

I recommend it.

Deep Value investing is not for the faint hearted but Jeroen Bos is an expert practitioner. His book is clear, engaging and practical. It shines an expert light on this lucrative and little known investment niche. Frankly, as a fellow deep value investor looking for undiscovered bargains, I wish he hadn’t done quite such a good job of it.

Very well written, easy to understand and jargon free… the book probably will help in making you a better investor, and on that basis it is definitely worth an addition to any serious investor’s library.