How to Pick Stocks like Warren Buffet: Profiting from the Bargain Hunting Strategies of the World's Greatest Value Investor / Edition 1

by Timothy Vick

Overview

A $10,000 investment in Warren Buffett's original 1956 portfolio would today be worth a staggering $250 million ... after taxes! What are his investing secrets? How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett contains the answers and shows, step-by-profitable-step, how any investor can follow Buffett's path to consistently find bargains in all markets: up, down, or sideways.

How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett sticks to the basics: how Buffett continually finds bargain stocks passed over by others. Written by an actual financial analyst who uses Buffett's strategies professionally, this tactical how-to book includes:

• Comprehensive financial tools and information
• Strategy-packed "Buffett in action" boxes
• Buffett's own stock portfolio continually updated on the author's website!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071357692
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	08/23/2000
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.09(d)

About the Author

Timothy Vick is the senior analyst with Arbor Capital Management, which has offices in Anchorage, Jacksonville, and the Chicago area. The founder and former editor in chief of the nationally distributed market newsletter Today's Value Investor and author of Wall Street On Sale, Vick also serves as a consultant to small businesses on valuation and strategic planning. He has appeared on CNBC and CNN, and has been quoted by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, and other national publications.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Becoming a Billionaire.

How Watten Buffett Amassed His Fortune.

Amassing a Fortune, Part II.
Part 2: Developing a Mathematical Mind.

Buffett Math 101.

Buffett Math 201.

Understanding Opportunity Costs.

Maximizing Gains with a Buy-and-Hold Strategy.

Avoiding the Chain Link of Errors.

Hitting for a High Average.
Part 3: Analyzing Companies Like Buffett.

Valuing a Business.

Book Value.

Understanding Return on Equity.

Buffett's Magic "15 Percent Rule".

Putting Growth in Context.

Coveting Moats.

Comparing Stocks to Bonds.
Part 4: Avoiding Losses.

The Benefits of Avoiding Losses.

Avoiding Losses II.

Warren's Secret Weapon.
Part 5: Chicken Soupf for the Investor.

Buffett's Thoughts on Forming Good Habits.