The Little Book That Builds Wealth: The Knockout Formula for Finding Great Investments (Little Books. Big Profits) Review
If Michael Porter's "Competitive Advantage" can be seen as the first book that conclusively illustrates "managerial" competitive advantage, Pat Dorsey's "The Little Book That Builds Wealth" can be seen as the first book that conclusively illustrates "investing" competitive advantage (I do not regard Warren Buffett's annual reports as a book). Many people invest by reacting, "My brother-in-law recommended it" or "I read about it in Money". It's also easy to get distracted by daily price gyrations and pundits who pontificate about short term market swings. Far better to have a conceptual anchor to help you evaluate stocks and build a rational portfolio. That's when investing competitive advantage, what Warren Buffett calls economic moats are invaluable. This book primarily deals with businesses that can generate above-average profit for many years, despite intense and constant competitive threats. Return on capital is the best benchmark of a company's profitability. It measures how effectively a company uses all of its assets - people, factories, investments - to make money for shareholders. Companies with strong competitive advantage can regularly post return on capital at 20+ percent, which is a rate of return very few money managers can achieve over long periods of time. This book provides a sensible framework for identifying companies that can sustain high return on capital. It tells the reader how to look for durable competitive advantage in choosing equities. The 4 sources of competitive advantage are: (1). Intangible assets; (2). Switching costs; (3). Network effects and (4). Cost advantage. These 4 sources of competitive advantage are elaborated throughout the book. Digest this book and you will develop a solid foundation for making smart investing decisions.
The Little Book That Builds Wealth: The Knockout Formula for Finding Great Investments (Little Books. Big Profits) Feature
- ISBN13: 9780470226513
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
The Little Book That Builds Wealth: The Knockout Formula for Finding Great Investments (Little Books. Big Profits) Overview
In The Little Book That Builds Wealth, author Pat Dorsey—the Director of Equity Research for leading independent investment research provider Morningstar, Inc.—reveals why competitive advantages, or economic moats, are such strong indicators of great long-term investments and examines four of their most common sources: intangible assets, cost advantages, customer-switching costs, and network economics. Along the way, he skillfully outlines this proven approach and reveals how you can effectively apply it to your own investment endeavors.
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