The Little Book of Value Investing

The Little Book of Value Investing

The Little Book of Value Investing

The Little Book of Value Investing

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Overview

A concise and masterful discussion of a proven investing strategy

There are many ways to make money in today’s market, but the one strategy that has truly proven itself over the years is value investing. Now, with The Little Book of Value Investing, Christopher Browne shows you how to use this wealth-building strategy to successfully buy bargain stocks around the world. You’ll explore how to value securities and find bargains in the stock market. You’ll also learn to ignore irrelevant noise, “advice” from self-proclaimed gurus, and other obstacles that can throw you off your game.

The Little Book of Value Investing also offers:

  • Strategies for analyzing public company financial statements and disclosures
  • Advice on when you truly require a specialist’s opinion
  • Tactics for sticking to your guns when you’re tempted to abandon a sound calculation because of froth in the market

Perfect for beginning retail investors of all stripes, The Little Book of Value Investing will also earn a place in the libraries of veteran investors and portfolio managers seeking an expert reference covering the most time-tested lessons of value investing.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780470055892
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 09/22/2006
Series: Little Books. Big Profits , #6
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 391,717
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER H. BROWNE is a Managing Director of Tweedy, Browne Company LLC and is a member of the firm's management committee. He is also President of the Tweedy, Browne Funds, a mutual fund group. Browne is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he serves as a Charter (Life) Trustee. At Penn, he established the Browne Center for International Politics, and the Browne Distinguished Professorships in the School of Arts and Sciences. Mr. Browne served on the faculty advisory committee of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government program in investment decisions and behavioral finance. He is a trustee of Guild Hall, a regional arts and education center in East Hampton, New York, and of the Long Island Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Mr. Browne is also a trustee of The Rockefeller University and a member of its executive and investment committees.

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Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Acknowledgments xix

Introduction xxiii

Chapter One Buy Stocks like Steaks . . . On Sale 1

Chapter Two What’s It Worth? 10

Chapter Three Belts and Suspenders for Stocks 18

Chapter Four Buy Earnings on the Cheap 26

Chapter Five Buy a Buck for 66 Cents 35

Chapter Six Around the World with 80 Stocks 41

Chapter Seven You Don’t Need to Go Trekking with Dr. Livingston 49

Chapter Eight Watch the Guys in the Know 58

Chapter Nine Things That Go Bump in the Market 63

Chapter Ten Seek and You Shall Find 70

Chapter Eleven Sifting Out the Fool’s Gold 78

Chapter Twelve Give the Company a Physical 87

Chapter Thirteen Physical Exam, Part II 94

Chapter Fourteen Send Your Stocks to the Mayo Clinic 102

Chapter Fifteen We Are Not in Kansas Anymore! (When in Rome . . .) 114

Chapter Sixteen Trimming the Hedges 119

Chapter Seventeen It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint 123

Chapter Eighteen Buy and Hold? Really? 130

Chapter Nineteen When Only a Specialist Will Do 139

Chapter Twenty You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But . . . 145

Chapter Twenty-One Stick to Your Guns 156

Don’t Take My Word for It 165

Bibliography 177

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