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Description of The Entrepreneurial Investor

The Entrepreneurial Investor will inspire you to treat investing like a business and to think of yourself as an owner. Through solid examples and a light narrative, Paul Orfalea skillfully explores the essence of the entrepreneurial investor, which includes balancing the art and science of this discipline, and viewing investing itself as a business. Along the way, he also examines how the elements of focus, opportunism, and involvement can improve your overall investment results.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780470227145

Pages:

170 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

246184

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Published:

15/01/2008

Edition:

illustrated edition

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About Paul Orfalea and Lance Helfert and Atticus Lowe and Dean Zatkowsky

Paul Orfalea is the founder of Kinko's and cofounder of West 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.

Contents of The Entrepreneurial Investor

Foreword By Neil Cavuto
Introduction. Is Investing An Art Or A Science?

Part 1. Think Like An Owner - The Art Of The Entrepreneurial Investor
1. Eyes Believe What They See; Ears Believe Others
2. Others' Irrationality Is Your Opportunity
3. Dirty Harry's Investment Philosophy
4. Adversity In Diversity: Portfolio Concentration
5. Just Buy The Best (Which Does Not Include Most Mutual Funds)
6. Inspirational Figures: Benjamin Graham

Part 2. Companies Worth Owning
7. Who Really Manages The Brand? (Hint: It's Not The Company)
8. What Makes You So Special?
9. Company Culture Is More Important Than Ever
10. Bogie & Bergman Explain Elasticity Of Demand
11. Red Flags And Roaches
12. Inspirational Figures: David Packard

Part 3. The Owner's Manual
13. Televised Advice: No Worse Than Drilling Your Own Teeth
14. Lies, Damned Lies, And Financial Statements
15. How To Be An Annual Report Detective
16. How Inventory Can Skew The Financials
17. Ten Signs Of A Quality Company
18. Inspirational Figures: Bernard Baruch

Part 4. What’s It Worth - To Me
19. The Abcs Of Market Inefficiency
20. "Wait Till The Moon Is Full"
21. Today's Price For Tomorrow's Growth: The X Factor
22. The Long View, And Why Women Are Better Investors
23. Intrinsic Value: Putting It All Together
24. Inspirational Figures: Howard Hughes

Epilogue. The Fortune Cookie That Ate Wall Street
About The Authors
Notice And Disclosures
Index