The Entrepreneurial Investor: The Art, Science, and Business of Value Investing

Praise for The Entrepreneurial Investor
"I very much enjoyed and recommend The Entrepreneurial Investor. The authors, highly successful entrepreneurial investors themselves, explain value investing in a clear and approachable way." ––Whitney R. Tilson, founder, T2 Partners LLC, and Chairman of Value Investor Insight
"A wonderful, insightful collection of common sense and uncommon wisdom, written in a pleasantly entertaining fashion."––Vitaliy Katsenelson, CFA, Vice President/Portfolio Manager, Investment Management Associates, Inc., and author of Active Value Investing: Making Money in Range–Bound Markets
"An artfully written gloss on business and the market, drawing deeply upon the wit and wisdom of coauthor (and Kinko′s founder) Paul Orfalea. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know the inner workings of the nation′s financial engine."––Larry Light, Senior Editor for Money and Investing, Forbes magazine
"The framework used by the most successful entrepreneurs to allocate capital happens to be identical to the framework used by the very best value investors on the planet. Having Paul Orfalea′s amazing entrepreneurial journey with starting and growing Kinko′s into a household name as a backdrop to a book about investing is a wonderful gift. The Entrepreneurial Investor is one of those rare books that come along once in a long while. I strongly recommend this book to anyone looking to become a better investor."––Mohnish Pabrai, Managing Partner of Pabrai Funds, and author of two highly acclaimed investing books, The Dhandho Investor and Mosaic: Perspectives on Investing
"Paul Orfalea and his colleagues are brilliant investors. You can be, too, if you take to heart the lessons in this fun, easy to understand, little gem of a book."––John Davis, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business S chool

Spis treści:
Foreword By Neil Cavuto.
Introduction. Is Investing An Art Or A Science?
Part I: Think Like An Owner: The Art of the Entrepreneurial Investor.
Chapter 1: Eyes Believe What They See; Ears Believe Others.
Chapter 2: Others′ Irrationality Is Your Opportunity.
Chapter 3: Dirty Harry′s Investment Philosophy.
Chapter 4: Adversity In Diversity: Portfolio Concentration.
Chapter 5: Just Buy The Best (Which Does Not Include Most Mutual Funds).
Chapter 6: Inspirational Figures: Benjamin Graham.
Part II: Companies Worth Owning.
Chapter 7: Who Really Manages The Brand? (Hint: It′s Not The Company).
Chapter 8: What Makes You So Special?
Chapter 9: Company Culture Is More Important than Ever.
Chapter 10: Bogie & Bergman Explain Elasticity of Demand.
Chapter 11: Red Flags and Roaches.
Chapter 12: Inspirational Figures: David Packard.
Part III: The Owner′s Manual.
Chapter 13: Televised Advice: No Worse than Drilling Your Own Teeth.
Chapter 14: Lies, Damned Lies, and Financial Statements.
Chapter 15: How To Be an Annual Report Detective.
Chapter 16: How Inventory Can Skew The Financials.
Chapter 17: Great First Impressions: 10 Signs of a Strong Company.
Chapter 18: Inspirational Figures: Bernard Baruch.
Part IV: What′s It Worth—To Me?
Chapter 19: The ABCs Of Market Inefficiency.
Chapter 20: "Wait Till the Moon Is Full".
Chapter 21: Today′s Price for Tomorrow′s Growth: The X Factor.
Chapter 22: The Long View, and Why Women Are Better Investors.
Chapter 23: Intrinsic Value: Putting It All Together.
Chapter 24: Inspirational Figures: Howard Hughes.
Epilogue: The Fortune Cookie That Ate Wall Street.
About The Authors.
Notice and Disclosures.
Notes.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:

Paul Orfalea is the founder of Kinko′s and cofounder of W est Coast Asset Management (WCAM). He holds a business degree from the University of Southern California and has been investing successfully for more than forty years.
Lance Helfert is President and cofounder of WCAM. Previously, he oversaw a $1 billion portfolio at Wilshire Associates. Helfert has a BS in business administration from Pepperdine University.
ATTICUS LOWE is a CFA charterholder and Chief Investment Officer of WCAM. He has a BA ineconomics and business from Westmont College.
Dean Zatkowsky is the former vice president of marketing at WCAM and oversees their newsletter, Exclusive Outlook (please visit www.wcam.com to subscribe). He holds a BA in communication studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Praise for The Entrepreneurial Investor
"I very much enjoyed and recommend The Entrepreneurial Investor. The authors, highly successful entrepreneurial investors themselves, explain value investing in a clear and approachable way." ––Whitney R. Tilson, founder, T2 Partners LLC, and Chairman of Value Investor Insight
"A wonderful, insightful collection of common sense and uncommon wisdom, written in a pleasantly entertaining fashion."––Vitaliy Katsenelson, CFA, Vice President/Portfolio Manager, Investment Management Associates, Inc., and author of Active Value Investing: Making Money in Range–Bound Markets
"An artfully written gloss on business and the market, drawing deeply upon the wit and wisdom of coauthor (and Kinko′s founder) Paul Orfalea. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know the inner workings of the nation′s financial engine."––Larry Light, Senior Editor for Money and Investing, Forbes magazine
"The framework used by the most successful entrepreneurs to allocate capital happens to be identical to the framework used by the very best value investors on the planet. Having Paul Orfalea′s amazing entrepreneurial journey with starting and growing Kinko′s into a household name as a backdrop to a book about investing is a wonderful gift. The Entrepreneurial Investor is one of those rare books that come along once in a long while. I strongly recommend this book to anyone looking to become a better investor."––Mohnish Pabrai, Managing Partner of Pabrai Funds, and author of two highly acclaimed investing books, The Dhandho Investor and Mosaic: Perspectives on Investing
"Paul Orfalea and his colleagues are brilliant investors. You can be, too, if you take to heart the lessons in this fun, easy to understand, little gem of a book."––John Davis, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School