Bargain Hunters, Contrarians, Cycles and Waves

by Janet Lowe, Kenneth L. Fisher

Jean Paul Getty and John Templeton are great examples of "bargain hunters" or "contrarians," who seek to find promising stocks that are out of favor or fashion--and therefore undervalued. Slightly different are those who study cycles and waves to determine regular and (hopefully) predictable patterns of favor and disfavor in the market.

The Secrets of the Great Investors series is a collection of presentations that explain, in understandable language, the strategies, tactics, and principles that have produced great wealth, and how you can improve your financial future. History's greatest investors used powerful investing philosophies to produce superior results, and you can learn from their successes and mistakes.

Genres: Economics

Audio CD

First published August 1, 1997

About the author

Janet Celesta Lowe was an American journalist, newspaper editor, and writer.

Reviews

[Tim Blackburn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this audiobook for it's content and also that the late Louis Rukeyser provides the narration. I was required in college business classes to watch PBS's "Wall Street Week with Louis Rukesyer" each Friday night. I continued watching for the next 20 years as long as Mr Rukesyer was the moderator. This book is a collection of essays covering various aspects of Wall Street and investing in general. I thoroughly enjoyed the history of early 20th century legendary investors such as Roger Babson. The book, written in 1997, is amazingly prescient to the economic quandary we face in 2022. For example, in the essay dealing with inflation - once again proving that there is nothing new under the sun. Details are included regarding the Fed raising interest rates to combat rampant inflation, like in 2022. Interestingly there were many "experts" in 1997 stating that inflation was permanently obliterated. That statement reminded me so much of the idiots umm sorry I meant "experts" who declared late 2021 inflation as "transitory" inflation conveniently failing to mention to the fawning media that the M1 money supply had basically trippled under the Biden watch. A very informative, entertaining, and educational book.

[Cameron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of cool to learn about famous people in the stock market. While some of these people never got rich their actions changed the way people thought and acted in the market. With that said the book is kind of boring and will still make you sleepy.

Also, I think I want to be a Contrarian stock buyer.

Lets get rich!!!

[Alex Shrugged · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well... I would not use this information to make investments, but it helped me to understand why people pay attention to the Dow Jones Average. It also explained contrarian investment.

I would read/listen to this book again.

[AttackGirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

You are never to old or to injured to start a new career, a new interest and who knows, maybe your new interest may change the world!

Can you say Robinhood.

[Daniel Milford · Rating 3 out of 5]

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