The 5 Keys to Value Investing
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How to determine what stocks are really worth and buy the best at a discount "The Five Keys to Value Investing is practical, insightful, and a great roadmap to not only value investing but how to make money in the stock market." — Joel Greenblatt, Managing Partner, Gotham Capital "Jean-Jacques has written a great how-to guide for both beginning and experienced value investors. He skillfully draws on the canon and legacy of the great value investors, such as Graham and Buffett…a terrific addition on this time-tested methodology." — Eric T. McKissack, Vice Chairman, Ariel Capital Management/Ariel Mutual Funds Investors left to pick up the pieces of the shattered stock market are rediscovering value investing the time-tested technique based on assessing and buying businesses as opposed to "picking" hot stocks. The Five Keys to Value Investing provides a methodical framework for using value analysis to uncover investment opportunities based on their business strengths, and building a solid portfolio of stocks that is destined to provide superior long-term returns. Written by a professional value investor who worked for the best, The Five Keys to Value Investing explains how to answer the four basic questions of value investing: - Does this stock represent a good business to own?
- What is its balance between price and value?
- What specific events will spur it to appreciate?
- What are the stock's safety levels?
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. Dennis Jean-Jacques, who made his name as an investment analyst working with legendary value investor Michael Price, presents in the form of a clear framework a time-proven value investing strategy for identifying well-run companies, then investing only in those that are undervalued. Find out here how today's best value investors: Obtain insights and information from a company's financial statement Buy strong, growing companies at a significant discount to their true values Identify and capitalize on events destined to spur stock price appreciation Accomplished value investors pay little attention to the ebb and flow of the stock market; instead, they concentrate on the intrinsic worth of a company. The Five Key Steps to Value Investing introduces you to the tenets of value investing. It then provides you with the hands-on tools and long-term confidence you need to construct a portfolio of solid, low-maintenance, and high-value stocks--each bought at a substantial discount to their true worth.
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Lots of useful detailThursday, March 31, 2005
Mr. Jean-Jacques bares the nitty gritty details of where and how to look for information to value the companies, determining which techniques are applicable when, and arriving at a valuation range based on triangulation from multiple relevant frameworks. IMHO, he spends a bit too much time philosophizing -perhaps, this consistent mental framework is useful to value investors starting out afresh.
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Simply fantastic!Thursday, July 15, 2004
I got my copy of "The Five Keys to Value Investing" as a graduation gift from my dad who is a longtime professional equities investor. He thought this book would be a good way for me to prep before I start my career on Wall Street. I was not disappointed. The Five Keys is a very good summary of what I learned in business school and much, much more. The author draws heavily from his own professional experiences as a disciple of one legendary value investor and couples it with the value investment styles of other great investors like Buffett and Graham. The experience that the reader is drawn into is very worthwhile; but what makes this book very special is the framework. I have read several investment books over the years, but none like this one. Putting thousands of lessons and teachings of prominent value investors into a solid frame of mind is clearly the draw. In addition, reading along as the author analyzes and dissects companies and few special situations add gravitas to the body of work. The clarity in the concepts and the "conversation-like" tone was particularly attractive to me. In sum, this is a very coherent, practical book on the principles of value investing despite the fact that it is not too objective -- considering the authors' strong unapologetic bias towards value investing.
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Good but not great.Friday, June 04, 2004
The framework introduced in this book is excellent and the information is broad and thorough. I read a lot of Buffett and Graham; this book gives a very good description of their teachings as well of the perspectives of many other great value investors in the US. However, I thought that the author could have spent more time explaining each of the "five keys" with more examples and perhaps use a few international companies as well.
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I did not know what to expect...Thursday, January 01, 2004
Mr. Jean-Jacques lead an insightful and meaningful discussion on value investing at the local book store. After picking up the book, it took me just three days to read it and I am glad I did. To be honest, I did not know what to expect prior to reading the book because from his discussion, Mr. Jean-Jacques came across as an extremely bright but private person. Also, I had never heard of him before. He seems to be non-promotional. However, after reading it the book spared nothing and explained the basics of value investing very well supported by very good and real-life examples. Anyone who enjoys following the stock market and value investing in particular will truly cherish this book.
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Odd duplicationsThursday, December 25, 2003
I'm now suspicious of this book based on the duplicate entries with 5 stars obviously written by the same people who didn't even bother to change their text in their reviews ...