John Neff has proven time and again over the past three decades that bucking the system can pay off big. During his illustrious career as a money manager, Neff flew in the face of conventional wisdom by consistently passing over the big growth stocks of the moment in favor of inexpensive, underperforming ones—and he usually won! During his thirty-one years as a portfolio manager, he beat the market twenty-two times while posting a fifty-seven-fold increase in an initial stake.
Now retired from mutual fund management, Neff is ready to share the investment strategies that earned him international recognition as the “investor’s investor.” In John Neff on Investing, Neff delineates, for the first time, the strategies, techniques, and investment decisions that earned him his place alongside Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch in the pantheon of modern investment wizards.
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“You can count on your fingers of your hands the number of investment managers that have been able to beat the market over long periods of time—John Neff is one of those extraordinary professionals. Written with grace, humor, and irrepressible Neffian style, this book offers important insights into the methods and long-term rewards of ‘value’ investing.”
— Burton G. Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street
“This book is a must read for anyone who is serious about investing. John Neff’s record is well known, and these pages make clear how and why he accomplished what he did. I also recommend it to corporate CEOs who see the same world from the other side of the fence.”
— John Reed, chairman and Co-CEO, Citigroup Inc.“Anyone with an interest in investing will enjoy learning at the feet of this master.”
— Amazon.com, editorial review“Readers seeking up-to-the-minute stock tips or get-rich-quick advice may not like the message Neff delivers, but cooler heads seeking to make money over the long haul should enjoy and benefit from finding out how Neff invested very, very well.”
— Publishers Weekly“His book both tells the story of his career and explains, in detail, his investing principles. His long-term record of success is enviable...He writes in lively prose, keeps his chapters short, and uses language that will be familiar to anyone with a passing interest in the market.”
— Library Journal" Some interesting nuggets, plus lots of pages that are basically diary entries that basically say: "I bought this and made money. How awesome is that?" "
— Aharon, 1/10/2007John Neff, until his retirement in 1995, was Senior Vice President and Managing Partner of the Wellington Management Company, the Windsor Fund’s investment advisor.
Edward Lewis (a.k.a. David Hilder) is a stage, film, and television actor. He has narrated unabridged audiobooks for over eighteen years and has recorded more than two hundred titles, spanning works of fiction and nonfiction.