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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100470377097
ISBN-139780470377093
eBay Product ID (ePID)70396382
Product Key Features
Book TitleGuru Investor : How to Beat the Market Using History's Best Investment Strategies
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicPersonal Finance / General, Investments & Securities / General
IllustratorYes
GenreBusiness & Economics
AuthorJohn P. Reese, Jack M. Forehand
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-040631
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal332.6
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements ix Introduction xi Part One Why You Need this Book 1 Chapter 1 Learn from the Worst 3 Chapter 2 The Cavalry Arrives 19 Part Two The Value Legends 31 Chapter 3 Benjamin Graham : The Granddaddy of the Gurus 33 Chapter 4 John Neff : The Investor's Investor 55 Chapter 5 David Dreman : The Great Contrarian 73 Chapter 6 Warren Buffett : The Greatest Guru 95 Part Three The Growth Legends (With a Value Twist) 127 Chapter 7 Peter Lynch : The Star "GARP" Manager 129 Chapter 8 Kenneth L. Fisher : The Price-Sales Pioneer 155 Chapter 9 Martin Zweig : The Conservative Growth Investor 175 Part Four The Pure Quants 197 Chapter 10 James O'Shaughnessy : The Quintessential Quant 199 Chapter 11 Joel Greenblatt : The Man with the Magic Formula 219 Chapter 12 Joseph Piotroski : The Undiscovered Academic 233 Part Five From Theory to Practice 247 Chapter 13 Putting It Together: The Principles of Guru Investing 249 Chapter 14 The Missing Piece: Determining When to Sell 269 Conclusion Time To Take The Wheel 279 Appendix A Performance of Guru-Based 10- and 20-Stock Model Portfolios 283 Appendix B Guru Yearly Track Record Comparison (Actual or Back-Tested Returns) 287 References 295 About the Authors 303 Index 305
SynopsisToday s investor is faced with a myriad of investment options and strategies. Whether you are seeking someone to manage your money or are a self-directed investor deciding to tackle the market on your own, the options can be overwhelming., Today's investor is faced with a myriad of investment options and strategies. Whether you are seeking someone to manage your money or are a self-directed investor deciding to tackle the market on your own, the options can be overwhelming. In an easy-to-read and simple format, this book will dissect the strategies of some of Wall Street's most successful investment gurus and teach readers how to weed through the all of the choices to find a strategy that works for them. The model portfolio system that author John Reese developed turns each strategy into an actionable system, addressing many of the common mistakes that doom individual investors to market underperformance. This book will focus on the principles behind the author's multi-guru approach, showing how investors can combine the proven strategies of these legendary "gurus" into a disciplined investing system that has significantly outperformed the market. Gurus covered in the book are: Benjamin Graham; John Neff; David Dreman; Warren Buffett; Peter Lynch; Ken Fisher; Martin Zweig; James O'Shaughnessy; Joel Greenblatt; and Joseph Piotroski., The Guru Investor A detailed look at the successful strategiesused by some of the worlds best investors What can we learn from those rare investors who have consistently generated outstanding returns over the long haul? In an easy-to-read and simple format, The Guru Investor dissects strategies from ten of Wall Streets greatest investment "gurus" and shows exactly how to implement those strategies to improve your own long-term investment results. This book offers a step-by-step guide to the investment methodologies of Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, James OShaughnessy, David Dreman, John Neff, Benjamin Graham, Ken Fisher, Joseph Piotroski, and Martin Zweig. Based on the model portfolio system that the author has developed, each strategy is turned into an actionable system that systematically addresses many of the common mistakes that hurt individual investors long-term investment results. In addition, The Guru Investor shows how you can combine the proven strategies of these legendary gurus into a disciplined investing system for building and managing portfolios including the authors key rules for when to buy, when to hold, and when to sell.