The art of value investing how the world's best investors beat the market 978-0-470-47977-3, 0470479779, 978-1-118-22029-0, 1118220293, 978-1-118-23396-2, 1118233964, 978-1-118-25863-7, 1118258630

Says Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management about The Art of Value Investing: "I learned the investment

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The art of value investing how the world's best investors beat the market
 978-0-470-47977-3, 0470479779, 978-1-118-22029-0, 1118220293, 978-1-118-23396-2, 1118233964, 978-1-118-25863-7, 1118258630

Table of contents :
Content: Introduction 1 Chapter 1 All Sensible Investing Is Value Investing 5 What It Means to Be a Value Investor 6 Does Quality Matter? 13 The Value of Growth 19 The Value Mindset 25 Part ONE Field of Play 33 Chapter 2 Circle of Competence 35 The Right Size 36 Industry Preference 45 Where in the World? 57 Chapter 3 Deficient Market Hypothesis 65 The Human Element 66 It s a Matter of Time 74 Chapter 4 Fertile Ground 81 In Search of Uncertainty 82 Special Situations 86 Operating Turnarounds 93 Chapter 5 Generating Ideas 99 Behind the Screen 99 Follow the Lead 106 Reliable Sources 111 Part TWO Building the Case 115 Chapter 6 Cutting Through the Noise 117 Second-Level Thinking 118 Macro versus Micro 120 Business First 127 What Quality Means 131 Crunching the Numbers 135 What Could Go Wrong? 139 From the Top 147 How Important Is Management? 147 Handicapping the Jockeys 149 Red Flags 157 Catalysts 164 Getting It Done 169 Organizing Principles 174 Chapter 7 Getting to Yes 183 Cash (Flow) Is King 184 Multiple Angles 190 The Informed Buyer 192 Model Behavior 194 Playing the Odds 199 Theories of Relativity 202 Pulling the Trigger 206 Part Three Active Management 213 Chapter 8 The Portfolio 215 Concentration versus Diversification 215 The Size That Fits 222 Cognizance of Correlation 227 Chapter 9 Playing the Hand 233 Trading Mentality 233 Dealing with Adversity 239 Taking a Stand 248 Attracting Activists Attention 251 Chapter 10 Guarding Against Risk 257 Margin of Safety 258 Building a Position 261 Cash Management 263 Midas Touch 267 Hedging Bets 268 To Short or Not to Short? 268 Value Destroyers 271 Portfolio Hedging 276 Is Shorting Inherently Evil? 277 Chapter 11 Making the Sale 281 Why to Sell 282 Selling by the Numbers 286 Getting the Timing Right 290 Sale Process 293 Part four Of Sound Mind 297 Chapter 12 Of Sound Mind 299 Competitive Spirit 300 Independent Thought 303 Perpetual Student 306 To Err Is Human 309 Be Ever So Humble 312 The Final Word 315 About the Authors 317 Index 319

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