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ReviewsAlan C. "Ace" Greenburg Chairman of the Board, Bear Stearns Joel is my kind of guy -- very, very long on common sense. This book is great!, Andrew Tobias bestselling author of The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need I hope few investors will read this smart, sophisticated, fun book. I don't want competition profiting from its very real insights., Andrew Tobiasbestselling author ofThe Only Investment Guide You'll Ever NeedI hope few investors will read this smart, sophisticated, fun book. I don't want competition profiting from its very real insights., The Wall Street Journal Joel Greenblatt can indeed teach you about the market and how fortunes can be made there.
Table Of ContentContents 1. Follow the Yellow Brick Road -- Then Hang a Right 2. Some Basics -- Don't Leave Home Without Them 3. Chips Off the Old Stock: Spinoffs, Partial Spinoffs, and Rights Offerings 4. Don't Try This at Home: Risk Arbitrage and Merger Securities 5. Blood in the Streets (Hopefully, Not Yours): Bankruptcy and Restructuring 6. "Baby Needs New Shoes" Meets "Other People's Money": Recapitalizations and Stub Stocks, LEAPS, Warrants, and Options 7. Seeing the Trees Through the Forest 8. All the Fun's in Getting There Appendix: Gotham Capital Glossary Index
SynopsisA comprehensive and practical guide to the stock market from a successful fund manager--filled with case studies, important background information, and all the tools you'll need to become a stock market genius. Fund manager Joel Greenblatt has been beating the Dow (with returns of 50 percent a year) for more than a decade. And now, in this highly accessible guide, he's going to show you how to do it, too. You're about to discover investment opportunities that portfolio managers, business-school professors, and top investment experts regularly miss--uncharted areas where the individual investor has a huge advantage over the Wall Street wizards. Here is your personal treasure map to special situations in which big profits are possible, including: -Spin-offs -Restructurings -Merger Securities -Rights Offerings -Recapitalizations -Bankruptcies -Risk Arbitrage Prepared with the tools from this guide, it won't be long until you're a stock market genius!, A comprehensive and practical guide to the stock market from a successful fund manager--filled with case studies, important background information, and all the tools you'll need to become a stock market genius. Fund manager Joel Greenblatt has been beating the Dow (with returns of 50 percent a year) for more than a decade. And now, in this highly accessible guide, he's going to show you how to do it, too. You're about to discover investment opportunities that portfolio managers, business-school professors, and top investment experts regularly miss--uncharted areas where the individual investor has a huge advantage over the Wall Street wizards. Here is your personal treasure map to special situations in which big profits are possible, including: -Spin-offs -Restructurings -Merger Securities -Rights Offerings -Recapitalizations -Bankruptcies -Risk Arbitrage Prepared with the tools from this guide, it won't be long until you're a stock market genius, A comprehensive and practical guide to the stock market from a successful fund manager--filled with case studies, important background information, and all the tools you'll need to become a stock market genius. Fund manager Joel Greenblatt has been beating the Dow (with returns of 50 percent a year) for more than a decade. And now, in this highly accessible guide, he's going to show you how to do it, too. You're about to discover investment opportunities that portfolio managers, business-school professors, and top investment experts regularly miss--uncharted areas where the individual investor has a huge advantage over the Wall Street wizards. Here is your personal treasure map to special situations in which big profits are possible, including: - Spin-offs - Restructurings - Merger Securities - Rights Offerings - Recapitalizations - Bankruptcies - Risk Arbitrage, Fund manager Joel Greenblatt has been beating the Dow (with returns of 50 percent a year) for more than a decade. And now, in this highly accessible guide, he's going to show you how to do it, too. You're about to discover investment opportunities that portfolio managers, business-school professors, and top investment experts regularly miss -- uncharted areas where the individual investor has a huge advantage over the Wall Street wizards. Here is your personal treasure map to special situations in which big profits are possible, including:* Spin-offs * Restructurings * Merger Securities* Mergers * Rights Offerings * Recapitalizations* Bankruptcies * Risk ArbitrageThis is a practical and easy-to-use investment reference, filled with case studies, important background information, and all the tools you'll need. All it takes is a little extra time and effort -- andyou can be a stock market genius.