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Buffettology : the previously unexplained techniques that have made Warren Buffett the world's most famous investor / Mary Buffett & David Clark

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Rawson Associates, [1997]Description: 320 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0684837137
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.6
Contents:
Part I. The art of basic buffettology
How to use this book
Roots
Investing from a business perspective
What is businesslike investing?
Warren's view of earnings
The price you pay determines your rate of return
The corporation, stocks, bonds--a few useful explanations
Valuing a business
The only two things you need to know about business perspective investing : what to buy -- and at what price
What we can learn from Warren's secret weapon : the magic of compounding
Determining what kind of business you want to own
The theory of an expanding intrinsic value
The mediocre business
How to identify the excellent business--the key to Warren's good fortune
Nine questions to help you determine if a business is truly an excellent one
Where to look for excellent businesses
More ways to find a company you want to invest in
What you need to know about the management of the company you may invest in
When a downturn in a company can be an investment opportunity
How market mechanics whipsaw stock prices to create buying opportunities
Inflation
Inflation and the consumer monopoly
A few words on taxation
The effects on inflation and taxation on the rate of return, and the necessity to obtain a 15% return on your investment
The myth of diversification versus the concentrated portfolio
When should you sell your investments?
Warren's different kinds of investments
Part II. Advanced buffettology
The analyst's role in ascertaining earning power
The mathematical tools you need for advanced buffettology
Test #1, to determine at a glance the predictability of earnings
Test #2, to determine your initial rate of return
Test #3, to determine the per share growth rate
Determining the value of a company relative to government bonds
Understanding Warren's preference for companies with high rates of return to equity
Determining the projected annual compounding rate of return, part I
Determining the projected annual compounding rate of return, part II
The equity/bond with an expanding coupon
Using the per share earnings annual growth rate to project a stock's future value
How a company can increase its shareholders' fortunes by buying back the company's stock
How to determine if per share earnings are increasing because of share repurchases
How to measure management ability to utilize retained earnings
Short-term arbitrage commitments
Bringing it all together : the case studies
How Warren got started : the investment vehicle
Fifty-four companies to look at
Waiting for the perfect pitch
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Book Book Sta. Lucia Branch Reference Section Circulation C 332.6 B929b 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 122726d

Includes index.

Part I. The art of basic buffettology

How to use this book

Roots

Investing from a business perspective

What is businesslike investing?

Warren's view of earnings

The price you pay determines your rate of return

The corporation, stocks, bonds--a few useful explanations

Valuing a business

The only two things you need to know about business perspective investing : what to buy -- and at what price

What we can learn from Warren's secret weapon : the magic of compounding

Determining what kind of business you want to own

The theory of an expanding intrinsic value

The mediocre business

How to identify the excellent business--the key to Warren's good fortune

Nine questions to help you determine if a business is truly an excellent one

Where to look for excellent businesses

More ways to find a company you want to invest in

What you need to know about the management of the company you may invest in

When a downturn in a company can be an investment opportunity

How market mechanics whipsaw stock prices to create buying opportunities

Inflation

Inflation and the consumer monopoly

A few words on taxation

The effects on inflation and taxation on the rate of return, and the necessity to obtain a 15% return on your investment

The myth of diversification versus the concentrated portfolio

When should you sell your investments?

Warren's different kinds of investments

Part II. Advanced buffettology

The analyst's role in ascertaining earning power

The mathematical tools you need for advanced buffettology

Test #1, to determine at a glance the predictability of earnings

Test #2, to determine your initial rate of return

Test #3, to determine the per share growth rate

Determining the value of a company relative to government bonds

Understanding Warren's preference for companies with high rates of return to equity

Determining the projected annual compounding rate of return, part I

Determining the projected annual compounding rate of return, part II

The equity/bond with an expanding coupon

Using the per share earnings annual growth rate to project a stock's future value

How a company can increase its shareholders' fortunes by buying back the company's stock

How to determine if per share earnings are increasing because of share repurchases

How to measure management ability to utilize retained earnings

Short-term arbitrage commitments

Bringing it all together : the case studies

How Warren got started : the investment vehicle

Fifty-four companies to look at

Waiting for the perfect pitch

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