A lot of individual investors mistakenly believe that it’s impossible to beat the results achieved by professional investors. This could not be further from the truth according to Joel Greenblatt in his great investing book – The Big Secret for the Small Investor. Greenblatt illustrates how small investors can outperform … Read More
Superinvestors Agree That Business Schools Don’t Make You A Better Investor
While a lot of investors believe that a good finance course at one of the world’s most prestigious business schools is a sure-fire way to becoming a better investor, it seems that some of the greatest investors disagree. Here’s what Buffett, Munger, Greenblatt, Pabrai, and Lynch have to say about … Read More
Joel Greenblatt – The Secret To Diversification Is Not Owning More Stocks
One of the biggest questions facing most investors is how may stocks to hold to provide the appropriate level of diversification. Answers vary with some of the greatest investors preferring to make large bets on fewer stocks while others prefer to own dozens of stocks. One answer can be found … Read More
20 Timeless Investing Lessons From Joel Greenblatt
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Joel Greenblatt. Greenblatt is the Managing Partner of Gotham Capital, a hedge fund that he founded in 1985, and a Managing Principal of Gotham Asset Management. He is also the author of four books, You Can Be A Stock … Read More
Here’s A Couple Of ‘Tricks’ Greenblatt Teaches His MBA Students To Assess Potential Investments
One of the biggest problems facing investors is trying to figure out a good starting point for assessing potential investments. Additionally, another problem we face is trying to make comparisons between potential investments to figure out which one is the better investment. Some of the best answers to these challenges … Read More
Joel Greenblatt – Value Investing Doesn’t Always Work, Which Is Precisely Why It Works
One of the best reads for any investor is the book, Hedge Fund Market Wizards: How Winning Traders Win, by Jack Schwager. The book provides successful trading philosophies and strategies from fifteen traders who’ve consistently beaten the markets, one of which is Joel Greenblatt. In the book, Greenblatt discusses how he developed … Read More
Joel Greenblatt Says Todays Investors Can Win By Zigging When The Market’s Zagging
In a recent article at Bloomberg, Joel Greenblatt said, “Passive investing suits some, but isn’t discerning”, and “Investors can win by zigging when markets zag”. Here’s an excerpt from that article: The shift to passive strategies that hug stock market indexes is likely to continue, but that’s not all bad for … Read More
Joel Greenblatt – Individual Investors Can Beat Large Institutions And Passive Strategies – Here’s How
One of our favorite Joel Greenblatt interviews is one he did with Steve Forbes at Intelligent Investing. In this interview, Greenblatt explains how small investors can still beat large institutions. Greenblatt also discusses why investing in indexes like The Russell 1000 and the S&P 500 are seriously flawed even though … Read More
Howard Marks And Joel Greenblatt: “I Think You And I Would Agree That People Are Nuts.” Time Favors The Rational.
Earlier this year, Howard Marks and Joel Greenblatt came face to face at the inaugural Forbes and Shook Research Top Financial Advisor Summit in Las Vegas where it became apparent that their worldview is nearly identical. When speaking about the current market conditions the pair said, “Most people, including most people … Read More
Joel Greenblatt: Human Intervention Hurts Your Performance | Talks at Google
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple – Stock Screener is Joel Greenblatt. Greenblatt serves as Managing Principal and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Gotham Asset Management, the successor to Gotham Capital, an investment firm he founded in 1985. Since 1996, he has been a professor on the … Read More