Kindle Edition
ISBN 9780137038497
ISBN 9780071545631
LAUREN
SCOTT
Books
BUYING AT THE POINT OF MAXIMUM PESSIMISM:
Six Value Investing Trends from China to Oil to Agriculture
The world's savviest investors are those who can recognize when the herd is running headlong in the wrong direction and can take advantage of their fear and confusion. That's never been truer than it is right now. Now, there's a book that will show you how to earn the same outside returns these savvy value investors do.
Buying at the Point of Maximum Pessimism will help you uncover enormous value opportunities that keep on emerging even as the economic crisis keeps spreading. Lauren Templeton Capital Management principal D. Scott Phillips, Jr., co-author of the best-seller Investing the Templeton Way, has systematically updated the proven techniques of value investing for today's radically new markets. Phillips carefully identifies crucial changes underway in the financial system and investing landscape, and offers investing solutions that respond to today's crucial new risks. You'll learn how to invest in markets facing an increased government role and lower access to capital; manage growing risk of inflation spikes; scavenge for profits in distressed sectors; find winning opportunities overseas; and much more.
Every market offers opportunity to those who can find value where others aren't looking. Today, there's no more important investing skill and Buying at the Point of Maximum Pessimism is the one book that will teach it to you.
Reviews
"Sir John's ability to comprehend complex concepts and distill these into money-making ideas for his investors was legendary. With this book, Scott Phillips extends Sir John Templeton's crystal clear vision to some of tomorrow's most interesting and powerful money-making opportunities. All readers should be prepared to learn – and profit!"
— Jeffrey Everett, Founding Partner, Everkey Global Partners
"The brilliant global investing strategy of Sir John Templeton finds new life in Scott Phillips' Buying at the Point of Maximum Pessimism. With the U.S. in trouble, savvy international investing is a must, and this book shows you the best places to put your money for serious profits ahead."
— Christopher Ruddy, CEO, Newsmax Media, Inc.
"In Buying at the Point of Maximum Pessimism, Scott Phillips delivers a road map to investment success traveled by the very few but guaranteed to lead you to enormous profits. The book offers a delightful, common sense approach to investing that unfortunately is not so common."
— Robert P. Miles, author, The Warren Buffett CEO
"What more to say? Read this book. It is a 21st-century update on MacKay's Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds."
— John W. Schott, M.D, Principal and Director, Steinberg Global Asset Management, author of Mind Over Money, and Trustee of The John Templeton Foundation
INVESTING THE TEMPLETON WAY
This is the first insider look into Sir John's investing strategies. Called the "greatest stock picker of the century" by Money magazine, legendary fund manager Sir John Templeton is revered as one of the world's premiere value investors, widely known for pioneering global investing and out-performing the stock market over a five-decade span. Investing the Templeton Way provides a never-before-seen glimpse into Sir John's timeless principles and methods.
Beginning with a review of the methods behind Sir John's proven investment selection process, Investing the Templeton Way provides historical examples of his most successful trades and explains how today's investors can apply Sir John's winning approaches to their own portfolios. Detailing his most well-known principle investing at the point of maximum pessimism, this book outlines the techniques Sir John has used throughout his career to identify such points and capitalize on them.
Among the lessons to be learned:
- Discover how to keep a cool head when other investors overreact to bad news
- Become a bargain stock hunter like Sir John-buy the stocks emotional sellers wish to unload and sell them what they are desperate to buy
- Search worldwide to expand your bargain inventory
- Protect your portfolio from yourself through diversification
- Rely on quantitative versus qualitative reasoning when it comes to selecting stocks
- Adopt a virtuous investment strategy that will endure in all market conditions
Reviews
"Sir John Templeton's savvy went beyond that of the investment world. A mother asked him what was the best investment advice she could give her son, and he responded ‘to tithe.' He encouraged me and others to seek the spiritual truths that are every bit as incontrovertible as the physical laws that impact our universe, and then make a commitment to live by them. He was a giant not only in his 'out of the box' investment acumen, but also for his understandings of the broader issues of life."
— Foster Friess, Founder/Fund Manager, Friess Associates, Inc.
"Sir John Templeton knows well the royal road to riches for passive investors. First, be price conscious – buy bargains. Second, focus on the long term outlook. Third, don't pay attention to the short term outlook knowing that most bargains are created when the near term outlook is poor to clouded. Investing the Templeton Way provides an excellent road map for investors who seek to get into the details of how best to emulate Sir John and his fabulous success."
— Martin J. Whitman, Portfolio Manager, Third Avenue Value Fund
"Through his generous counseling sessions at Lyford Cay in our early days, his sagacious investing, and personal example, Sir John inculcated more important principles into our culture at Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. than any other. Similarly, Investing the Templeton Way offers the novice as well as the professional invaluable guidance that will make you a better investor. It should not only be read, but absorbed."
— Mason Hawkins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Southeastern Asset Management, Inc., advisor to the Longleaf Partners Funds