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Fisher Investments on Consumer Discretionary
(Author), Erik Renaud (Author)
9780470527030, Wiley
Hardback, published 16 July 2010
208 pages, Tables: 25 B&W, 0 Color
23.1 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.386 kg
The Fisher Investments On series is designed to provide individual investors, aspiring investment professionals, and students the tools necessary to understand and analyze investment opportunities—primarily for investing in global stocks. Each guide is an easily accessible primer to economic sectors, regions, or other components of the global stock market. While this guide specifically focuses on Consumer Discretionary, the basic investment methodology is applicable for analyzing any global sector, regardless of the current macroeconomic environment. Following a top-down approach to investing, Fisher Investments on Consumer Discretionary can help you make more informed decisions within the Consumer Discretionary sector. It skillfully addresses how to determine the optimal times to invest in Consumer Discretionary stocks and which Consumer Discretionary industries and sub-industries have the potential to perform well in various environments. Divided into three comprehensive parts—Getting Started, Consumer Discretionary Details, and Thinking Like a Portfolio Manager—Fisher Investments on Consumer Discretionary: Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, Fisher Investments on Consumer Discretionary provides a framework for understanding this sector and its industries to help you make better investment decisions—now and in the future. With this book as your guide, you can gain a global perspective of the Consumer Discretionary sector and discover strategies to help achieve your investing goals.
Foreword ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Part I Getting Started in Consumer Discretionary 1 Chapter 1 Consumer Discretionary Basics 3 Consumer Discretionary 101 4 Getting to Know the Consumer Discretionary Sector 13 Chapter 2 The History of the Consumer Discretionary Sector 19 The Earliest American Consumers 20 The Birth of the Modern Consumer Discretionary Sector 23 Chapter 3 Consumer Discretionary Sector Drivers 35 Economic Drivers 36 Political Drivers 49 Sentiment Drivers 54 Part II Next Steps: Consumer Discretionary Details 57 Chapter 4 Consumer Discretionary Sector Landscape 59 Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) 60 Global Consumer Discretionary Benchmarks 61 Automobiles & Components Industry Group 66 Retailing Industry Group 72 Media Industry Group 76 Consumer Durables & Apparel Industry Group 81 Consumer Services Industry Group 86 Chapter 5 Challenges in the Consumer Discretionary Sector 91 Challenge 1: Growing Profits in Mature Markets 91 Challenge 2: Managing Volatile Demand 101 Case Study: Callaway Golf 106 Chapter 6 Household Debt—Myths and Opportunities 111 Household Debt in Developed Markets—Basically a Very Useful Tool 112 Tremendous Opportunities in Emerging Markets 117 Case Study: Brazil’s Credit-Driven Consumption Boom 118 Part III Thinking Like a Portfolio Manager 127 Chapter 7 The Top-Down Method 129 Investing Is a Science 130 Einstein’s Brain and the Stock Market 131 The Top-Down Method 132 Top Down Deconstructed 138 Managing Against a Consumer Discretionary Benchmark 145 Chapter 8 Security Analysis 151 Make Your Selection 152 A Five-Step Process 153 Important Questions to Ask 161 Chapter 9 Consumer Discretionary Investment Strategies 167 Strategy 1: Adding Value at the Industry and Sub-Industry Level 168 Strategy 2: Adding Value at the Security Level 174 Strategy 3: Adding Value in a Consumer Discretionary Sector Downturn 174 How to Implement Your Strategy 176 Notes 179 About the Authors 183 Index 185
Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]
