100 Baggers
by Christopher Mayer
A study of stocks that returned 100 to 1 and what they had in common: small, high returns on capital, long holding periods. Clear and encouraging about patience.
Read it if…
you want to understand multi-decade winners.
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Skip it if…
you want index investing; this is stock picking.
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Three things you will actually use
- Buy right, sit tight.
- Growth and returns on capital.
- Time is the ingredient.
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Read the chapter on the essential principles.
Our verdict
100 to 1.
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