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The Guru Investor: How to Beat the Market Using History's Best Investment Strategies

ISBN: 978-0-470-37709-3
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336 pages
February 2009
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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

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