This book is about 100-baggers. These are stocks that return $100 for every $1 invested. That means a $10,000 investment turns into $1 million. Chris Mayer can help you find them. It sounds like an outrageous quest with a wildly improbable chance of success. But when Mayer studied 100-baggers of the past, definite patterns emerged. In 100-Baggers, you will learn the key characteristics of 100-baggers why anybody can do this. It is truly an everyman s approach. You don t need an MBA or a finance degree. Some basic financial concepts are all you need a number of crutches or techniques that can help you get more out of your stocks and investing. The emphasis is always on the practical, so there are many stories and anecdotes to help illustrate important points. You should read this book if you want to get more out of your stocks. Even if you never get a 100-bagger, this book will help you turn up big winners and keep you away from losers and sleepy stocks that go nowhere. After reading 10CONTENTS , W- ~5 F" y' o/ w t9 g4 UChapter 1: Introducing 100-Baggers..............................................................................1+ J5 k1 F+ s/ a0 u
Chapter 2: Anybody Can Do This: True Stories....................................................... 11+ s. T1 m- L) Q1 k) \3 q- M
Chapter 3: The Coffee-Can Portfolio........................................................................... 15# p1 \9 F+ u! {( ^3 y/ j
Chapter 4: 4 Studies of 100-Baggers......................................................................... 311 b% Q7 ?% N: z: r' Y; s9 [
Chapter 5: The 100-Baggers of the Last 50 Years................................................43 8 e" l4 t, S6 Z+ lChapter 6: The Key to 100-Baggers........................................................................... 75 / Q- B' d: e/ `6 i' VChapter 7: Owner-Operators: Skin in the Game....................................................83 / B, o. ^. ?. H$ MChapter 8: The Outsiders: The Best CEOs...............................................................93 5 P7 p4 ]' I- m6 [4 n( l# t3 YChapter 9: Secrets of an 18,000-Bagger................................................................ 103 , T& H. p( C. o7 s# H; xChapter 10: Kelly’s Heroes: Bet Big..............................................................................111 1 m( Q0 X$ t/ X2 u! P, c* o/ cChapter 11: Stock Buybacks: Accelerate Returns..................................................115 & ` U0 y6 O. m( D% WChapter 12: Keep Competitors Out.............................................................................121 3 I2 l- {! O/ d1 }Chapter 13: Miscellaneous Mentation on 100-Baggers....................................... 129 & z, u$ k, j: F7 aChapter 14: In Case of the Next Great Depression..............................................155! u6 T& }* x8 y% E
Chapter 15: 100-Baggers Distilled: Essential Principles.................................... 169 y9 V% ?% z% X7 w$ P7 mAppendix The 100-Baggers (1962–2014)................................................................ 1912 X# [, o3 _6 I9 I) f G3 V