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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

    Table of Contents

    Introduction xiii

    Foreword xxvii

    Acknowledgments xxxi

    Chapter 1 The 52-Week Formula 1

    Chapter 2 Herding and the Bandwagon Effect 19

    Chapter 3 Filter 1: Competitive Advantage 25

    Chapter 4 Five Common Mistakes Investors Make 55

    Chapter 5 Filter 2: Free Cash Flow Yield 67

    Chapter 6 The Power of Fear and Decision Fatigue 83

    Chapter 7 Filter 3: Return on Invested Capital 91

    Chapter 8 This Time Is Never Different 105

    Chapter 9 Filter 4: Long-Term Debt to

    Free Cash Flow Ratio 109

    Chapter 10 The Sunk-Cost Bias and Pride and Regret 131

    Chapter 11 Filter 5: The 52-Week Low Formula and My Journey Trying to Disprove It 137

    Chapter 12 The Importance of Embracing a Trailing 12-Month Return of −25 Percent 151

    Chapter 13 The Problem with Selective Perception and Confirmation Basis 163

    Chapter 14 Putting It All Together 169

    Afterword 179

    About the Companion Website 183

    About the Author 185

    Index 189

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/05/2014
      ISBN13: 9781118853474, 978-1118853474
      ISBN10: 1118853474

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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

        Table of Contents

        Introduction xiii

        Foreword xxvii

        Acknowledgments xxxi

        Chapter 1 The 52-Week Formula 1

        Chapter 2 Herding and the Bandwagon Effect 19

        Chapter 3 Filter 1: Competitive Advantage 25

        Chapter 4 Five Common Mistakes Investors Make 55

        Chapter 5 Filter 2: Free Cash Flow Yield 67

        Chapter 6 The Power of Fear and Decision Fatigue 83

        Chapter 7 Filter 3: Return on Invested Capital 91

        Chapter 8 This Time Is Never Different 105

        Chapter 9 Filter 4: Long-Term Debt to

        Free Cash Flow Ratio 109

        Chapter 10 The Sunk-Cost Bias and Pride and Regret 131

        Chapter 11 Filter 5: The 52-Week Low Formula and My Journey Trying to Disprove It 137

        Chapter 12 The Importance of Embracing a Trailing 12-Month Return of −25 Percent 151

        Chapter 13 The Problem with Selective Perception and Confirmation Basis 163

        Chapter 14 Putting It All Together 169

        Afterword 179

        About the Companion Website 183

        About the Author 185

        Index 189

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