Studying 100-Baggers is important because most were microcaps when they started their ascent. We’ve actually had ten 100-Baggers that made this incredible journey in just five years. In 1972, Thomas Phelps wrote “100 to 1 in the Stock Market”. Phelps studied the 365 stocks that returned 100 to 1
This book should be mandatory reading in business schools and especially for microcap investors.
Have you ever read an article or book that defined something that you’ve abstractly believed for years? When you read it you let out an affirmative mental “aha!”.
Each day you wake up feeling uninspired, listen to or read something that will inspire you.
Howard Marks is a highly regarded value investor and cofounder of Oaktree Capital Management with $75 billion under management. Warren Buffett even believes Howard Mark’s memos are a must read, so the rest of us humans should pay attention. Even though I don’t think of myself as a
When I was in college a professor handed me a book that would change my path forever. The book was Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. I quickly read the book in two days, and then I read it again and again and again. The book was originally published
I absolutely love reading business biographies because there is always some nugget of information that helps me to be a better investor. How do I find good business biographies? Searching Amazon for the highest rated business biographies that exist. Bouncing Back: The Life of Bill Bartmann published September 2013 is
Benjamin Graham And The Power of Growth Stocks is the most important investment book I’ve ever read. Employing the principles outlined in the book, the author’s firm (Disciplined Growth Investors) has generated exceptional results for his clients. One offers this summary in the book’s foreword: When Frederick
The Sleuth Investor is the best book I’ve read on conducting due diligence beyond the norm.
If you never picked up a book and only got information through financial media outlets you would think the best CEO’s ever were Jack Welch, Donald Trump, Mark Cuban, and a few others that love media attention. I’ve always been obsessed with reading business biographies, especially on those
2013 US crude oil production reached its highest levels in 24 years. FY 2013 oil production was up 15% from 2012. Oil production from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in North Dakota and Texas made up 83% of the US oil production growth. Natural gas production has seen an equally incredible
