Winning the Loser's Game : Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing

by Ellis, Charles D.

• ISBN13: 9780071387675
• ISBN10: 0071387676
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-14
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

"Winning the Loser's Game is considered by many to be a classic analysis of investing."shy;shy;Financial Planning The premise of the bestselling Winning the Loser's Gameshy;shy;that individual investors can achieve far greater success working with financial markets than against themshy;shy;has grown increasingly popular in today's hard-to-predict markets. The latest edition of this concise yet comprehensive classic offers updated strategies to leverage the power of time and compounding, protect against down cycles, and more.

Author Biography

Charles D. Ellis is managing partner of Greenwich Associates, the global leader in strategy consulting to professional financial service firms. The author of ten books and nearly 100 articles on investing, Ellis has taught the investment courses at both Harvard Business School and the Yale School of Management. In addition to chairing AIMR--the investment management profession's worldwide association--he has served as a trustee of Phillips Exeter Academy, overseer of the Stern Schools of Business at NYU, and director of the Harvard Business School. He is also a trustee and chair of the investment committee at Yale University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
The Loser's Game	3	(8)
Beating the Market	11	(12)
Mr. Market and Mr. Value	23	(4)
The Investor's Dream Team	27	(6)
Pogo's Lament	33	(4)
Your Unfair Competitive Advantage	37	(4)
The Paradox	41	(10)
Time	51	(6)
Returns	57	(10)
Risk	67	(10)
Building Portfolios	77	(6)
Why Policy Matters	83	(6)
The Purpose of Policy	89	(8)
Performance Measurement	97	(16)
Managing Managers	113	(14)
Estimating the Market---Roughly	127	(6)
The Individual Investor	133	(12)
Planning Your Play	145	(14)
Endgame	159	(8)
You Are Now Good to Go!	167	(6)
Parting Thoughts	173	(4)
Index	177