The Warren Buffetts next door
Subtitle: the world's greatest investors you've never heard of and what you can learn from them
By: Matthew Schifrin
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780470573785
Description: "A practical guide for investors who are ready to take financial matters into their own hands    The Warren Buffetts Next Door profiles previously unknown investors, with legendary performance records, who are proving every day that you don't need to work for a hedge fund or have an Ivy League diploma to consistently beat the best performing Wall Street professionals.    These amazing individuals come from all walks of life, from a globe drifting college dropout and a retired disc jockey to a computer room geek and a truck driver. Their methods vary from technical trading and global macro-economic analysis to deep value investing. The glue that holds them together is their passion for investing and their ability to efficiently harness the Internet for critical investment ideas, research, and trading skills.  The author digs deep to find the best of the best, even finding those who are making money during these turbulent times Contains case studies that will explain to you how these great individual investors find and profit from stocks and options. Shows you how to rely on your own instincts and knowledge when making important investment decisions   In an era when the best professional advice has cracked many investor nest eggs and Madoff-style frauds have shattered investor trusts, the self-empowered investors found in The Warren Buffetts Next Door offer an inspiring and educational tale."--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments.; title: Introduction.; title: THOU SHALT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S PORTFOLIO; title: Chapter 1 VAGABOND VALUE.; title: Tangible Tactics.; title: Who is Chris Rees?; title: Rees' Rules of Investing.; title: Case Study: Abatix Corp [OTC: ABIX].; title: Rees In His Own Words.; title: Reflecting on the Financial Meltdown of 2008.; title: Chapter 2 OPTIONS APOSTLE.; title: Sell Options, Have Fun and Make Money.; title: Who is Bob Krebs?; title: Krebs' Rules of Investing.; title: Case Study: Annaly Mortgage [NYSE: NLY].; title: Krebs In His Own Words.; title: On Avoiding The Big Loss.; title: A Silver Lining to Crash of 2008.; title: Chapter 3 LADY'S MAN.; title: Knife Catching.; title: Who is Mike Koza?; title: Koza's Rules of Investing.; title: Case Study: Radian Group (NYSE:RDN).; title: Koza In His Own Words.; title: Comparing the market to whitewater rafting.; title: On Professional Money Management.; title: Chapter 4 THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE.; title: Magpie Investing.; title: Who is Kai Petainen?; title: Petainen's Rules of Investing.; title: Case Study: Ternium, S.A. (NYSE:TX).; title: Petainen In His Own Words.; title: On the Jim Cramer, John Stewart, Stock Analysts and "Sisu".; title: Chapter 5 NETWORK MINER.; title: Peer-To-Peer Profits.; title: Who is Alan Hill?; title: Hill's Rules of Investing.; title: Case Study: China Energy Corp (OTCBB:CHGY).; title: Hill in his own words.; title: On China's Emergence.; title: On Change.; title: Chapter 6 RAMBLIN' JACK.; title: Buying Hiccups.; title: Who is Jack Weyland?; title: Weyland's Rules of Investing.; title: Case Study: Iomai.; title: Weyland In his own words.; title: Chapter 7 THE ORACLE OF MANITOBA.; title: Warren Buffett Meets Sir John Templeton.; title: Who is Randy McDuff?; title: McDuff's Rules of Investing.; title: Case Study: Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (NYSE: CBD).; title: McDuff In His Own Words.; title: On Utilities and Recession Resistant Stocks.; title: Post 2008 Crash Investing.; title: On Retirement Investing.; title: On New Money versus Old Money.; title: Chapter 8 MEXICAN GOLD.; title: From Detective to Deal Maker.; title: Desert Sun Mining.; title: Who is Andrew Swann?; title: Swann's Rules of Investing.; title: Case Study: OceanaGold (TSE:OGC.CA).; title: Swann in His Own Words.; title: On Owning Physical Gold.; title: On whether he is a speculator or investor.; title: On Living in Mexico.; title: Chapter 9 STOCK ANGLER.; title: Do As I Do, Not As I Say.; title: Who is Justin Uyehara?; title: Uyehara's Rules of Investing; title: Case Study Medivation (nasdaq:MDVN).; title: Justin Uyehara In His Own Words.; title: On his goal of becoming a money manager.; title: On price-earnings multiples.; title: On the markets strong rebound from 2008.; title: Chapter 10 BEAR MARKET HERO.; title: Bear Tracking.; title: Who is John Navin?; title: Navin's Rules of Investing.; title: Case Study: PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish (nyse:UUP).; title: Navin In His Own Words.; title: On playing blackjack and investing.; title: On choosing technical analysis over fundamental analysis.; title: Goldman Sachs Scandal fall-out.; title: Chapter 11 LEGENDARY INVESTOR INCUBATORS.; title: Marketocracy www.marketocracy.com.; title: ValueForum.com www.valueforum.com.; title: Value Investors Club www.valueinvestorsclub.com.; title: Motley Fool Caps http://caps.fool.com.; title: Covestor www.covestor.com.; title: kaChing.com www.kaching.com.; title: Riskgrades www.riskgrades.com.; title: Investors Business Daily www.investors.com.; title: The American Association of Individual Investors www.aaii.com.; title: FundAlarm www.fundalarm.com.; title: StockCharts.com www.stockcharts.com.; title: Other Web Sites Worth a Bookmark.; title: Endnotes.; title: About the Author.; title: Index.