Principles, strategies, and practices that led an everyday investor's family portfolio to outperform its market benchmark for 12 years running.
Written for individual investors by an individual investor, in Build Wealth With Common Stocks, investor and self-improvement author David J. Waldron shares actionable ideas to construct a potentially market-beating portfolio of the common shares of enduring companies to fund life's significant milestones such as buying a home, paying for a college education, pursuing a passion, starting a business, or enjoying a comfortable retirement.
Waldron offers inspiring wisdom and memorable anecdotes to keep moving forward during the endless roller coaster rides of market cycles.
On Outperforming Wall Street
Learn how the individual investor on Main Street, despite limited capital, has the potential to achieve superior returns with lower costs and less risk than the power brokers working on Wall Street.
On Being a Thoughtful Investor
To paraphrase American baseball legend Yogi Berra, discover why investing is '90 percent half' common sense.
On Patience
Why patience is the scarcest and, thereby, the most valuable commodity available to the retail-level investor.
On Discipline
One rule virtually guarantees you will never lose money on an investment.
On Productive Fear
How a portfolio constructed on this beneficial fear can outperform a basket thrown together from the unproductive fear of missing out.
On Taking Ownership
Stop placing bets on stocks and do this instead.
On Active vs. Passive Investing
Find how to screen for the best companies in a sector, reserving the benchmark index for hedging your portfolio.
On the Perils of High Yield Dividends
Chasing current yield is a recipe for junk equity. Instead, practice this more profitable concept of dividend investing.
On the Death of Value Investing
Value investing is never dead; it's just less popular than short-term growth stories. As long as there are financial markets or farmers' markets, value prevails.
On the Benefits of Self-Directed Investing
Build your beach or lake house instead of your financial advisor's.
On Assessing Risk
Discover which investing risks are worth taking and which are best to avoid.
On Being a Defensive Investor
Outperform the market by managing the downside while allowing the upside to take care of itself.
Read Build Wealth with Common Stocks and become the informed investor who builds and maintains an investment portfolio with the potential to outperform the market or, more importantly, funds your's or your family's life goals and milestones.
So why not click the buy button right now and learn to achieve superior stock market returns with limited capital but lower costs and less risk.
Copyright 2021 by David J. Waldron. All rights reserved.
Industry Reviews
Individual Investor Advance Praise for Build Wealth With Common Stocks:
"BEST BOOK...Build Wealth with Common Stocks is the best book I've read on stock selection in my 55 years of investing." -Bud Joyner, Memphis, TN USA
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"INSPIRED ME...David J. Waldron's book inspired me to begin investing! Learning the benefits of planning and research toward owning slices of great companies helped me to develop a winning game plan for my inaugural portfolio." -Shonna Dent, Pueblo, CO USA
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"CHOCK FULL OF WISDOM...I have read a ton of books on investing, and Build Wealth with Common Stocks is the most outstanding. Chock-full of wisdom that every individual investor needs to know. You will feel as if this book was written just for you." -Ram Persaud, Toronto, ON Canada
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"A COMPLETE FRAMEWORK...David J. Waldron provides a complete framework for any individual investor looking for a thorough and common-sense understanding of value investing." -Mariska Mosterd-van Wijnen, Ermelo, The Netherlands
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"GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS...From developing the right frame of mind to evaluating key metrics to determine if a stock is a good investment, Build Wealth with Common Stocks guides you through the process with terms and language that any do-it-yourself investor can understand and put into practice." -Justin Loidolt, Boise, ID USA
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"COMMON SENSE APPROACH...David J. Waldron's latest book is a great road map for individual investors with a long-term horizon. His common sense approach teaches you to assess each company on its merits and to understand the value of the business. A smart alternative to passively owning every company in an index. Highly recommended!" -Robert Weiss, CFA, Sarasota, FL USA
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"AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE...Build Wealth with Common Stocks is an excellent resource for a teacher to assign students in a class on financial literacy. David J. Waldron's contrarian approach could be contrasted with the traditional Wall Street view and provide students an excellent background for increasing knowledge in the principles of investing." -James Devine, Daytona Beach, FL USA
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"EASY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND...The first finance book that I have found easy to read and understand and not intimidating. I highly recommend Build Wealth with Common Stocks for a stock market neophyte like myself or anyone who enjoys learning about different investing strategies." -Chrissy G., Providence, RI USA
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"SOUND INVESTING PRACTICES...David J. Waldron focuses on sound investing practices with a relentless commitment to both the price of the stock and the quality of the company." -Rick Urquhart, Cape Coral, FL USA
