Laughing at Wall Street How I Beat the Pros at Investing (by Reading Tabloids, Shopping at the Mall, and Connecting on Facebook) and How You Can, Too

by Camillo, Chris

• ISBN13: 9781250015754
• ISBN10: 1250015758
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-10-30
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

$20,000 to $2 million in only three years - the greatest stock-picker you never heard of tells you how you can do it too Chris Camillo is not a stockbroker, financial analyst, or hedge fund manager. He is an ordinary person with a knack for identifying trends and discovering great investments hidden in everyday life. In early 2007, he invested $20,000 in the stock market, and in three years it grew to just over $2 million. With Laughing at Wall Street, you'll see: *How Facebook friends helped a young parent invest in the wildly successful children's show, Chuggington - and saw her stock values climb 50% *How an everyday trip to 7-Eleven alerted a teenager to short Snapple stock - and tripled his money in seven days *How $1000 invested consecutively in Uggs, True Religion jeans, and Crocs over five years grew to $750,000 *How Michelle Obama caused J. Crew's stock to soar 186%, and Wall Street only caught up four months later! Engaging, narratively-driven, and without complicated financial analysis, Camillo's stock picking methodology proves that you do not need large sums of money or fancy market data to become a successful investor.

Author Biography

CHRIS CAMILLO is one of one of the world’s top performing amateur investors. Most recently a market research executive, his jobs over the years have included washing and selling cars, delivering pizza, and folding clothes at The Gap. He lives in Texas with his family.