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The Guru Investor
How to Beat the Market Using History's Best Investment Strategies
John P. Reese (Author), Jack M. Forehand (Author)
9780470377093, Wiley
Hardback, published 13 February 2009
336 pages, Tables: 13 B&W, 0 Color
23.1 x 15.8 x 3 cm, 0.544 kg
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.
Acknowledgements 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
Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]
