{"product_id":"big-money-seven-steps-to-picking-great-stocks-and-finding-financial-security-paperback","title":"Big Money: Seven Steps to Picking Great Stocks and Finding Financial Security - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederick R. Kobrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt takes only a few high-quality stocks for a stock portfolio to make the big money. Finding winning stocks is a skill that any serious investor can learn, says Fred Kobrick, veteran stock picker and legendary mutual-fund manager. In \u003ci\u003eThe Big Money\u003c\/i\u003e, Kobrick draws on a lifetime of investing experience to show how he identified four qualities that reliably predict which companies will thrive and grow, producing outsize stock returns. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kobrick explains how the four qualities of winning companies -- business model, assumptions, strategy, and management (known collectively as BASM) -- are a touchstone for successful investors. They are the key to repeatability, the ability to keep producing success. BASM is important for blue-chip and young companies alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once investors have identified companies with great potential, Kobrick shows them how to use his Seven Steps to financial success to manage their portfolios. All of these principles are embedded in Kobrick's insightful and often entertaining anecdotes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Big Money\u003c\/i\u003e is a book no serious investor can afford to be without.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick R. Kobrick\u003c\/b\u003e has managed money for more than thirty years. He spent fourteen years as an investment analyst at Wellington Management Company, then joined State Street Research \u0026amp; Management in 1985. He managed the State Street Research Capital Fund, which was one of the five best-performing funds in the country for fifteen years, according to \u003ci\u003eUSA Today.\u003c\/i\u003e Kobrick's Capital Appreciation Fund was included in \u003ci\u003eMoney\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's \"Six Funds of the Decade\" in 1996, and cited in \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e as among the five best funds for the entire bull market. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKobrick left State Street in 1997 to start his own firm, managing three public mutual funds as well as Kobrick Capital, a hedge fund for wealthy individuals and institutions. He was cited by \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the top three investors of the 1990s. Kobrick Capital was named \u003ci\u003eUSA Today's\u003c\/i\u003e All-Star Fund of the Year in 1998 and 1999, the only mutual fund ever to win twice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA frequent guest on financial programs on television, Kobrick currently advises institutions on a pro bono basis and also lectures. He teaches investment management part-time at Boston University, where he has served as a trustee.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.44 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302479786258,"sku":"9780743258715","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/T0hoVlJRM3JVOTVES3JnYjAzbmFVQT09.webp?v=1779890146","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/big-money-seven-steps-to-picking-great-stocks-and-finding-financial-security-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}