Investing the Templeton Way: The Market-Beating Strategies of Value Investing s Legendary Bargain Hunter

Description

“To buy when others are despondently selling and to sell when others are avidly buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest ultimate rewards.”-Sir John Templeton

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