The Big Money

The Big Money

by Frederick R . Kobrick (Author)

Synopsis

For more than thirty years Fred Kobrick has managed money, either as a mutual fund manager or a hedge fund manager. He has built his success on practices that he developed and refined, and now he wants to pass these principles on to middle-class investors. The book will draw on Kobrick's experiences with a variety of companies during bull and bear markets. As he tells the stories, Kobrick shows how they illustrate his principles. Kobrick also outlines his seven steps to financial success, which are knowledge, patience, benchmarks, market timing, emotions, time horizons, and disciplines. These seven steps to successful investing are told through stories of companies that Kobrick has owned (or chosen not to own) over the decades, and he illustrates the principles by telling us about his investments in these companies. This is a book full of sound advice told in a lively manner for all those who care about investing in stocks.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster Pbk. Ed
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Published: 16 Jul 2007

ISBN 10: 0743258711
ISBN 13: 9780743258715

Media Reviews
One of the best stock pickers I have ever met. . . .This book breaks new ground and will help investors improve their skills. -- Peter Lynch
One of the great masters of the market, Fred Kobrick, offers up the lessons of a lifetime. -- Henry Scammell, Equities
In The Big Money, Frederick Kobrick's confidence and insight, honed from more than three decades as a leading mutual fund manager and investor, make his stories worth a good listen. . . . His results speak for themselves. -- Kerry Hannon, USA Today
Author Bio
Frederick R. Kobrick 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 & 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 USA Today. Kobrick's Capital Appreciation Fund was included in Money magazine's Six Funds of the Decade in 1996, and cited in USA Today as among the five best funds for the entire bull market. Kobrick 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 The Boston Globe as one of the top three investors of the 1990s. Kobrick Capital was named USA Today's All-Star Fund of the Year in 1998 and 1999, the only mutual fund ever to win twice. A 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.