Investment Philosophies

The guide for investors who want a better understanding of
investment strategies that have stood the test of time
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Investment
Philosophies covers different investment philosophies and
reveal the beliefs that underlie each one, the evidence on whether
the strategies that arise from the philosophy actually produce
results, and what an investor needs to bring to the table to make
the philosophy work.
The book covers a wealth of strategies including indexing,
passive and activist value investing, growth investing,
chart/technical analysis, market timing, arbitrage, and many more
investment philosophies.
* Presents the tools needed to understand portfolio management
and the variety of strategies available to achieve investment
success
* Explores the process of creating and managing a portfolio
* Shows readers how to profit like successful value growth index
investors
* Aswath Damodaran is a well-known academic and practitioner in
finance who is an expert on different approaches to valuation and
investment
This vital resource examines various investing philosophies and
provides you with helpful online resources and tools to fully
investigate each investment philosophy and assess whether it is a
philosophy that is appropriate for you.

ASWATH DAMODARAN is Professor of Finance at New York
University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He has been the
recipient of numerous awards for outstanding teaching, including
the NYU university-wide Distinguished Teaching Award, and was named
one of the nation's top business school teachers by
BusinessWeek in 1994. In addition, Damodaran teaches
training courses in corporate finance and valuation at many leading
investment banks. His publications include Investment
Valuation (now in its third edition), Damodaran on
Valuation: Security Analysis for Investment and Corporate Finance;
Corporate Finance; Investment Management; and Applied
Corporate Finance, all published by Wiley, and The Dark Side
of Valuation.