Kostolany was born in Budapest, a HungarianRoman Catholic of Jewish descent. He originally studied Philosophy and History of Art in Budapest but his father forced him to abandon his studies and sent him to Paris in 1924, to work as a Stockbroker. There he began his career as a speculator and arbitrageur. He was able to make a profit during the decline in market prices which began at the end of 1929, having been bearish at the time.
When the Germans occupied France in 1940, he fled to New York.[1] From 1941 to 1950, he was the general director and president of the G. Ballai and Co Financing Company. From 1950 he lived mainly in Paris, with an office in Munich and a vacation home on the Côte d’Azur.
After World War II, he invested heavily in the reconstruction of Germany, The subsequent economic boom helped him build up his fortune. In return, Kostolany spent most of his later life writing columns and holding seminars about the stock market in Germany, where he became famous as a stock market expert. His fame was founded in the vast amount of practical experience he had accumulated during his 70-year career, in different trades, in many markets around the world. He died in Paris at the age of 93.
His beliefs
Kostolany, spurred by his successful investment in Germany after World War II, held a deep respect for “the inherent qualities and capabilities of the German people”, which, according to him, would consequently lead Germany to a new economic boom (see Wirtschaftswunder), after the German economy absorbed the shock of reunification.
Kostolany was a critic of the gold standard, the monetary system that fixes exchange rates to the price of gold, since he believed that whenever it was used, it suppressed economic growth and led to cyclical crises. Consequently, he was a very vocal critic of the monetary policy of the Bundesbank during the 1980s and 1990s.
Published works
Kostolany published a lot of books in various languages, including 13 books that sold more than 3 million copies in total. He was for many years the author of a column in the monthly Capital, a stock market related magazine in Germany (he wrote a total of 414 articles).
Some of his works (in their original titles) are:
Suez: Le roman d'une entreprise - French (1939)
La paix du Dollar - French - Der Friede, den der Dollar bringt - German (1957)
La Grande confrontation - French (1959)
Si la bourse m'était contée - French (1960)
L'aventure de l'argent - French (1973)
… und was macht der Dollar? Im Irrgarten der Währungsspekulationen - German (1987)
Kostolanys Börsenpsychologie - German (1991)
Kostolanys Bilanz der Zukunft - German (1995)
Weisheit eines Spekulanten - German (1996)
Die Kunst über Geld nachzudenken - German (2000)
References
^Dahlit, Brin (2005-11-08). "Appendix A: Andrè Kostolany (1906 - 1999)". . Leuphana University of Lüneburg. p. 82. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2021. I met a number of interesting men at Camp Ritchie who would intersect with my life later on: Phillip Johnson, then a junior architect who had already been involved with the Museum of Modern Art; John Kluge, who was born in Germany and later would found Metromedia; John Oakes, who later edited the 'New York Times' editorial page; and Fred Henderson, part Apache Indian and a regular Army officer who made a career with the CIA after the War. His son, Brian, joined Chase in the 1960s before going on to a senior position at Merrill Lynch.
External links
a Portrait of André Kostolany
SAST REPORT: a candid conversation with André Kostolany about the banking system and Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman
April 11, 2023
andré, kostolany, february, 1906, september, 1999, stock, market, expert, vivant, chevalier, légion, honneur, worked, most, life, france, germany, left, gottfried, heller, right, 1997born, 1906, february, 1906budapest, austria, hungarydied14, september, 1999, . Andre Kostolany February 9 1906 September 14 1999 was a stock market expert bon vivant and Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur He worked most of his life in France and Germany Andre KostolanyAndre Kostolany left and Gottfried Heller de right in 1997Born 1906 02 09 9 February 1906Budapest Austria HungaryDied14 September 1999 1999 09 14 aged 93 Paris FranceNationalityHungarianOccupationSpeculator Contents 1 Biography 2 His beliefs 3 Published works 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditKostolany was born in Budapest a Hungarian Roman Catholic of Jewish descent He originally studied Philosophy and History of Art in Budapest but his father forced him to abandon his studies and sent him to Paris in 1924 to work as a Stockbroker There he began his career as a speculator and arbitrageur He was able to make a profit during the decline in market prices which began at the end of 1929 having been bearish at the time When the Germans occupied France in 1940 he fled to New York 1 From 1941 to 1950 he was the general director and president of the G Ballai and Co Financing Company From 1950 he lived mainly in Paris with an office in Munich and a vacation home on the Cote d Azur After World War II he invested heavily in the reconstruction of Germany The subsequent economic boom helped him build up his fortune In return Kostolany spent most of his later life writing columns and holding seminars about the stock market in Germany where he became famous as a stock market expert His fame was founded in the vast amount of practical experience he had accumulated during his 70 year career in different trades in many markets around the world He died in Paris at the age of 93 His beliefs EditKostolany spurred by his successful investment in Germany after World War II held a deep respect for the inherent qualities and capabilities of the German people which according to him would consequently lead Germany to a new economic boom see Wirtschaftswunder after the German economy absorbed the shock of reunification Kostolany was a critic of the gold standard the monetary system that fixes exchange rates to the price of gold since he believed that whenever it was used it suppressed economic growth and led to cyclical crises Consequently he was a very vocal critic of the monetary policy of the Bundesbank during the 1980s and 1990s Published works EditKostolany published a lot of books in various languages including 13 books that sold more than 3 million copies in total He was for many years the author of a column in the monthly Capital a stock market related magazine in Germany he wrote a total of 414 articles Some of his works in their original titles are Suez Le roman d une entreprise French 1939 La paix du Dollar French Der Friede den der Dollar bringt German 1957 La Grande confrontation French 1959 Si la bourse m etait contee French 1960 L aventure de l argent French 1973 und was macht der Dollar Im Irrgarten der Wahrungsspekulationen German 1987 Kostolanys Borsenpsychologie German 1991 Kostolanys Bilanz der Zukunft German 1995 Weisheit eines Spekulanten German 1996 Die Kunst uber Geld nachzudenken German 2000 References Edit Dahlit Brin 2005 11 08 Appendix A Andre Kostolany 1906 1999 Dissertation How can Strategic People Networks SPNs be successful An inquiry into the causes and nature of social networks striving toward a mutual goal Leuphana University of Luneburg p 82 Archived from the original PDF on 13 May 2021 I met a number of interesting men at Camp Ritchie who would intersect with my life later on Phillip Johnson then a junior architect who had already been involved with the Museum of Modern Art John Kluge who was born in Germany and later would found Metromedia John Oakes who later edited the New York Times editorial page and Fred Henderson part Apache Indian and a regular Army officer who made a career with the CIA after the War His son Brian joined Chase in the 1960s before going on to a senior position at Merrill Lynch External links Edita Portrait of Andre Kostolany SAST REPORT a candid conversation with Andre Kostolany about the banking system and Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman Andre Kostolany as author Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andre Kostolany amp oldid 1136525714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
