The Entrepreneurial Investor: The Art, Science, and Business of Value InvestingISBN: 978-0-470-22714-5
Hardcover
192 pages
December 2007
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Foreword
by Neil Cavuto vii
Introduction: Is Investing an Art or a Science? xi
Part I: Think Like an Owner: The Art of the Entrepreneurial Investor 1
Chapter 1 Eyes Believe What They See; Ears
Believe Others 3
Chapter 2 Others’ Irrationality Is Your Opportunity 9
Chapter 3 Dirty Harry’s Investment Philosophy 13
Chapter 4 Adversity in Diversity: Portfolio
Concentration 17
Chapter 5 Just Buy the Best (Which Does Not
Include Most Mutual Funds) 21
Chapter 6 Inspirational Figures: Benjamin Graham 27
Part II: Companies Worth Owning 33
Chapter 7 Who Really Manages The Brand?
(Hint: It’s Not the Company) 35
Chapter 8 What Makes You So Special? 39
Chapter 9 Company Culture Is More Important than Ever 45
Chapter 10 Bogie & Bergman Explain
Elasticity of Demand 51
Chapter 11 Red Flags and Roaches 57
Chapter 12 Inspirational Figures: David Packard 65
Part III: The Owner’s Manual 71
Chapter 13 Televised Advice: No Worse than
Drilling Your Own Teeth 73
Chapter 14 Lies, Damned Lies, and
Financial Statements 79
Chapter 15 How to Be an Annual Report Detective 85
Chapter 16 How Inventory Can Skew the Financials 91
Chapter 17 Great First Impressions: 10 Signs of a Strong Company 99
Chapter 18 Inspirational Figures: Bernard Baruch 105
Part IV: What’s It WorthTo Me? 111
Chapter 19 The ABCs of Market Ineffi ciency 113
Chapter 20 “Wait Till the Moon Is Full” 119
Chapter 21 Today’s Price for Tomorrow’s Growth: The X Factor 123
Chapter 22 The Long View, and Why Women Are Better Investors 129
Chapter 23 Intrinsic Value: Putting it All Together 139
Chapter 24 Inspirational Figures: Howard Hughes 147
Epilogue: The Fortune Cookie That Ate Wall Street 153
About the Authors 157
Notice and Disclosures 159
Notes 163
Index 167
Contents