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Investing isn't a man's world anymore—and that's a good thing for individual portfolios, Wall Street, and the world's financial system.
Warren Buffettand the women of the world have one thing in common: they are better investors than the average man. Psychologists and scientists have shown that women have the kind of temperaments that help them achieve long-term success in the market. For instance, women spend more time researching their investment choices and tend to take less risk than men do, which prevents them from chasing "hot" tips and trading on whims. And women aren't as susceptible to peer pressure as men are, which results in a more levelheaded, patient approach to investing. This book shows that women, with their patience and good decision making, epitomize the Foolish temperament of the most successful investor in the world. It will empower and educate women—and the men smart enough to embrace a "feminine" investing style—on how to strengthen their portfolios and find success in the market.
About the Author
Brothers David Gardner and Tom Gardner cofounded The Motley Fool, a multimedia financial education company, in 1993. They have coauthored five New York Times bestsellers, including The Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio, The Motley Fool Investment Guide, The Motley Fool You Have More than You Think, and The Motley Fool's Rule Breakers, Rule Makers. The Gardners also oversee the award-winning website Fool.com (with over four million unique visitors per month); a nationally syndicated newspaper column, carried by over 200 papers; and fourteen paid newsletters. They live in Washington, D.C. LouAnn Lofton has been with The Motley Fool since January 2000, first as a writer, and later as the Managing Editor for all of the Fool's online content. As a largely self-taught investor and a believer in taking the long-term view, her interests and portfolio lean towards owning stocks she can easily understand and then holding onto them for basically forever. She's also a Berkshire Hathaway B shares shareholder, and has no plans to sell that stock ever. (Mr. Buffett would be proud.) She lives happily in New Orleans, Louisiana.
"Entertaining....The idea of using Mr. Buffett as the symbol for her investing approach is effective."--New York Times
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Why Temperament Matters Now More Than Ever | p. 1 |
| The Science Behind the Girl | p. 17 |
| A Quick Intro to the Oracle | p. 37 |
| Trade Less, Make More | p. 47 |
| Rein in Overconfidence | p. 55 |
| Shun Risk | p. 63 |
| Focus on the Positives of Pessimism | p. 69 |
| Research Extensively | p. 75 |
| Ignore Peer Pressure | p. 85 |
| Learn from Mistakes | p. 99 |
| Embrace Feminine Influences | p. 109 |
| Maintain Consistent, Persistent Results | p. 117 |
| Value People and Relationships | p. 123 |
| Question the Masters | p. 135 |
| Act Fairly and Ethically | p. 141 |
| Foolish Investing Principles 101 | p. 147 |
| Appendices | p. 171 |
| A Quick Guide Recapping the Female Investor's Temperament and What Buffett Can Teach Us | p. 173 |
| Interview with Value Investor Lisa O'Dell Rapuano, CFA, Founder of Lane Five Capital Management | p. 177 |
| Interview with Value Investor Lauren C. Templeton, Founder of Lauren Templeton Capital Management | p. 198 |
| Interview with Value Investors Candace King Weir and Amelia Weir of Paradigm Capital Management | p. 208 |
| Interview with Value Investor Bill Mann of the Motley Fool Independence Fund and the Motley Fool Great America Fund | p. 225 |
| Further Reading: Books for Investors of All Levels Who Want to Learn More (Courtesy of Motley Fool Inside Value) | p. 234 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 239 |
| Notes | p. 243 |
| Index | p. 253 |
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ISBN: 9780061727634
ISBN-10: 0061727636
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 272
Published: 24th April 2012
Dimensions (cm): 20.2 x 13.9
x 1.6
Weight (kg): 0.206
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