The 52-Week Low Formula: : A Contrarian Strategy that Lowers Risk, Beats the Market, and Overcomes Human Emotion / Wiley, Luke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiley, Luke, author.

Contributor:

Gray, Wesley R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Fifty-two week low formula

Place of Publication:

Wiley 2014

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A new but timeless strategy and mindset that should greatly help investors lower downside risk while achieving market outperformance In The 52-Week Low Formula: A Contrarian Strategy that Lowers Risk, Beats the Market, and Overcomes Human Emotion , wealth manager Luke L. Wiley, CFP examines the principles behind selecting the outstanding companies and great investment opportunities that are being overlooked. Along the way, Wiley offers a melding of the strategies used by such investment giants as Warren Buffett, Howard Marks, Michael Porter, Seth Klarman, and Pat Dorsey. His proven formula helps investors get the upper hand by identifying solid companies that are poised for growth but have fallen out of the spotlight. Shows you how to investigate companies and identify opportunities Includes detailed discussions of competitive advantage, purchase value, return on invested capital, and debt levels Presents several case studies to examine companies that have overcome obstacles by trading around their 52-week lows The 52-Week Low Formula is a must-read for investors and financial advisors who want to break through conventional strategies and avoid common mistakes.

Contents:

Introduction Chapter 1: The 52-Week Formula Chapter 2: Herding and the Bandwagon Effect Chapter 3: Filter 1: Competitive Advantage Chapter 4: Five Common Mistakes Investors Make Chapter 5: Filter 2: Free Cash Flow Yield Chapter 6: The Power of Fear and Decision Fatigue Chapter 7: Filter 3: Return on Invested Capital Chapter 8: This Time Is Never Different Chapter 9: Filter 4: Long-Term Debt to Free Cash Flow Ratio Chapter 10: The Sunk-Cost Bias and Pride and Regret Chapter 11: Filter 5: The 52-Week Low Formula and My Journey Trying to Disprove It Chapter 12: The Importance of Embracing a Trailing 12-Month Return of −25 Percent Chapter 13: The Problem with Selective Perception and Confirmation Basis Chapter 14: Putting It All Together Afterword About the Companion Website End User License Agreement

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; Title from title page (viewed April 21, 2014)

ISBN:

9781118853573

1118853571

OCLC:

881500482