You Can Be A Stock Market Genius

From the cover. A pro reveals the secrets behind a 50 percent annual return! Fund manager Joel Greenblatt has been beati... (more)

From the cover. A pro reveals the secrets behind a 50 percent annual return! Fund manager Joel Greenblatt has been beating the Dow (with returns of 50 percent a year) for more than a decade. And now, in this highly accessible guide, he's going to show you how to do it, too. You're about to discover investment opportunities that portfolio managers, business-school professors, and top investment experts regularly miss -- uncharted areas where the individual investor has a huge advantage over the Wall Street wizards. Here is your personal treasure map to special situations in which big profits are possible, including: spin-offs, mergers, bankruptcies, restructurings, rights offerings, risk arbitrage, merger securities, recapitalizations. This is a practical and easy-to-use investment reference, filled with case studies, important background information, and all the tools you'll need. All it takes is a little extra time and effort -- and you can be a stock market genius. (less)