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Reese, John, 1953-

The guru investor : how to beat the market using history's best investment strategies / John P. Reese, with Jack M. Forehand. - Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2009. - xvii, 317 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-301) and index.

Why you need this book. Learn from the worst; The cavalry arrives -- The value legends. Benjamin Graham: the granddaddy of the gurus; John Neff: the investor's investor; David Dreman: the great contrarian; Warren Buffett: the greatest guru -- The growth legends (with a value twist). Peter Lynch: the star "GARP" manager; Kenneth L. Fisher: the price-sales pioneer; Martin Zweig: the conservative growth investor -- The pure quants. James O'Shaughnessy: the quintessential quant; Joel Greenblatt: the man with the magic formula; Joseph Piotroski: the undiscovered academic -- From theory to practice. Putting it together: the principles of guru investing; The missing piece: determining when to sell -- Conclusion: time to take the wheel -- Appendix A: Performance of guru-based 10- and 20-stock model portfolios -- Appendix B: Guru yearly track record comparison (actual or back-tested returns).

0470377097 (cloth) 9780470377093 (cloth)


Investments.
Investment analysis--Data processing.
Capitalists and financiers--United States--Biography.
Quantitative analysts--United States--Biography.

HG4521

332.6 / R368

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