The renowned, iconoclastic head of the Acorn Fund shares his profit-maximizing, risk-minimizing investment advice in a book as irreverent as it is smart.
When USA Today asked a group of prominent professional portfolio managers whom they would choose to manage their personal wealth, the person most often cited was Ralph Wanger (Warren Buffett came in second). Hailed by both Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report as the 'dean' of small-cap investing, Ralph Wanger explains the principles of investing in small, rapidly growing companies whose stocks will yield well-above-average returns.
Investors are like zebras in lion country: They must settle for meager pickings by sticking in the middle of the herd, or seek richer rewards at the outer edge, where hungry lions lurk. Wanger shows investors - whether they are investing in mutual funds or buying stocks on their own - how to achieve the right balance of safety and risk to survive and prosper in the investment jungle. Destined to become a classic in the field of investing, A Zebra in Lion Country is as entertaining as it is instructive.
"Ralph Wanger is an outstanding investment professional with two rare and important attributes: humility and a sense of humor. This book will help you understand what he looks for when he selects stocks. Its fascinating accounts of his winners and losers will entertain and educate you simultaneously."
- Byron Wien, MD, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.
"Ralph Wanger's book is witty, a fast read, and above all makes excellent investment sense."
- David Dreman, author of Contrarian Investment Strategies
A Zebra in Lion Country
Think Small
Growth, Value, or GARP?
Bad News Bulls
On Your Own, or Call in the Experts?
Themes and Variations
Downstream from Technology
The Portfolio Jigsaw, Stock By Stock
Is There a Time for Timing?
Living Through the Crash
While you're at It, Include the World
Parting Reminders
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