Up and to the right : the story of John W. Dobson and his formula growth fun / Craig Toomey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toomey, Craig.

Contributor:

John Dobson Foundation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dobson, John.

Formula Growth Limited.

Capitalists and financiers--Canada--Biography.

Capitalists and financiers.

Philanthropists--Canada--Biography.

Philanthropists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Place of Publication:

Montréal, Québec : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1960, Montreal stock broker John Dobson launched an informal investment club with a close group of friends and associates, including future prime minister John Turner. His Formula Growth Fund would go on to become one of North America's most successful investment funds, consistently outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average and attracting the likes of legendary investor Sir John Templeton. With a foreword by the Right Honourable David Johnston, Up and to the Right tells the story behind John Dobson's investment success as well as his many contributions to entrepreneurial education. Craig Toomey provides valuable insight into his unconventional but disciplined investment approach, his uncanny ability to predict winning stocks, and his unwavering faith in the market despite its many ups and downs. Based on interviews with Dobson as well as with dozens of members of his extensive network of friends, colleagues, and investment professionals, Up and to the Right is a fascinating story about a great Canadian who believed deeply in self-reliance and free enterprise as well as the value of friendship, pursuing one’s passions, and working for the greater good.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""PHOTOS""; ""1 An Uncommon Man""; ""2 A Father�s Son""; ""3 The “Real World�""; ""4 Triumphs and Turmoil""; ""5 Rebirth and Renewal""; ""6 New Blood""; ""7 The Growth Formula""; ""8 Case Studies: It�s All About Growth""; ""9 Boom and Bust""; ""10 A Foe of Excessive Government""; ""11 Supporting Entrepreneurship and the Free Enterprise System""; ""12 Looking to the Future""; ""Epilogue: Investing in the Course""; ""APPENDICES""; ""Appendix 1: Formula Growth Fund Annual Performance""

""Appendix 2: Formula Growth Fund Current and Former Employees""""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""W""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource : title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 2, 2014).

ISBN:

9780773591875

0773591877

9780773591868

0773591869

OCLC:

869282493