Shearn The Investment Checklist

The Art of In-Depth Research
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-14943-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten, E-Book

A practical guide to making more informed investmentdecisions
Investors often buy or sell stocks too quickly. When you baseyour purchase decisions on isolated facts and don't take the timeto thoroughly understand the businesses you are buying, stock-priceswings and third-party opinion can lead to costly investmentmistakes. Your decision making at this point becomes dangerousbecause it is dominated by emotions. The InvestmentChecklist has been designed to help you develop an in-depthresearch process, from generating and researching investment ideasto assessing the quality of a business and its management team.
The purpose of The Investment Checklist is to help youimplement a principled investing strategy through a series ofchecklists. In it, a thorough and comprehensive research process ismade simpler through the use of straightforward checklists thatwill allow you to identify quality investment opportunities. Eachchapter contains detailed demonstrations of how and where to findthe information necessary to answer fundamental questions aboutinvestment opportunities. Real-world examples of how investmentmanagers and CEOs apply these universal principles are alsoincluded and help bring the concepts to life. These checklists willhelp you consider a fuller range of possibilities in yourinvestment strategy, enhance your ability to value your investmentsby giving you a holistic view of the business and each of itsmoving parts, identify the risks you are taking, and much more.
* Offers valuable insights into one of the most important aspectsof successful investing, in-depth research
* Written in an accessible style that allows aspiring investorsto easily understand and apply the concepts covered
* Discusses how to think through your investment decisions morecarefully
With The Investment Checklist, you'll quickly be able toascertain how well you understand your investments by the questionsyou are able to answer, or not answer, without making the costlymistakes that usually hinder other investors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shearn, Michael

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Shearn founded Time Value of Money, LP, a privateinvestment firm, in 1996, to devote his attention to selecting andresearching stocks and private investments. He launched theCompound Money Fund, LP, a concentrated value fund, in 2007. Shearnserves on the Investment Committee of Southwestern University,which oversees the school's $250 million endowment. He is also amember of the Advisory Board for the University of Texas MBAInvestment Fund. Shearn graduated magna cum laude from SouthwesternUniversity, a small liberal arts college in Georgetown, Texas, witha BA in business, with an emphasis in accounting and finance. Helives with his wife and two daughters in Austin, Texas.