The Detective and the Investor: Uncovering Investment Techniques from the Legendary Sleuths - Softcover

Hagstrom, Robert G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1587991837 ISBN 13: 9781587991837

Publisher: Texere, 2004

Synopsis

The Detective and the Investor offers a unique approach to investing from internationally acclaimed and best-selling author Robert Hagstrom. In this fascinating book, Hagstrom combines intelligent investment techniques with the best detective fiction, allowing investors to learn a great deal by observing the methods and the mental habits of the great detectives.

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About the Author

Robert Hagstrom is Senior Vice President and Director at Baltimore-based Legg Mason Focus Capital, a global financial services company over 100 years old. Its clients include corporations, individual investors, and government entities. Legg Mason’s core businesses are investment advisory services, securities brokerage and capital markets. Previously, Hagstrom was the principal and vice president of Lloyd, Leith & Sawin; senior investment officer with First Fidelity bank; and an investment broker for Legg Mason Wood Walker. Hagstrom’s latest major work is Latticework (cloth) and The Art of Investing (paper). His first work, The Warren Buffett Way, sold more than 750,000 copies and spent 21 weeks on The New York Times best seller list. Along with The Warren Buffett Portfolio, it has helped investors understand the philosophy of Berkshire Hathaway, one of the most successful investment firms in history. Hagstrom has written four successful books, is a member of the Association of Investment Management and Research and the Financial Analysts of Philadelphia, and is a chartered financial analyst. He received both his B.A. and M.A. from Villanova University. Robert Hagstrom lives with his family in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Edition details

• Publisher: Texere
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1587991837
• ISBN 13: 9781587991837
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272