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Trailblazers, Heroes, and Crooks: Stories to Make You a Smarter Investor

Trailblazers, Heroes, and Crooks: Stories to Make You a Smarter Investor

A highly entertaining, insightful look into key stories from history, teaching lessons about sound principles of investing, and controlling emotions

2024

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Stephen R. Foerster

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The Perfect Portfolio Investing Blog

Introducing my new blog

Apr 2, 2021

Book cover: In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio

Apr 2, 2021

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A Century of Red Versus Blue: Which Party President Presides During Better Economic and Stock…

Surprisingly, the stock market performs much better with a Democratic president

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A Century of Red Versus Blue: Which Party President Presides During Better Economic and Stock…

3d ago

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Five Investing Myths

Don’t let your emotions get in the way of investing performance

Oct 8

Five Investing Myths

Oct 8

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Happy 60th Anniversary CAPM! Why the Capital Asset Pricing Model Still Matters

Bill Sharpe’s classic 1964 paper has stood the test of time

Sep 5

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Sep 5

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Three Important Valuation Lessons — From a Diner in Queens

Cash is king, and time value of money is key

Aug 20

Signs on fridge in the diner

Aug 20

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Three Important Lessons When Markets Freak Out

We can learn lessons from investing history

Aug 7

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Aug 7

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What’s on My Bookshelves: Investment Classics, and My Life Story

Every book tells a story

Jul 30

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Jul 30

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Should Investors Fear the Fear Index?

The VIX Index can provide clues about future stock returns

May 30

Woman hiding under covers

May 30

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Is DJT Stock Just a Donald Trump Hot Air Balloon?

DJT isn’t a traditional stock, a meme stock, or cryptocurrency

Apr 9

Illustration of Donald Trump as a hot air balloon

Apr 9

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How to Spot a Stock Bubble: From Nortel to Nvidia

Measuring implied expected revenue growth is a good test

Mar 5

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Mar 5

Stephen Foerster

Stephen Foerster

12.3K Followers

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I’m an award-winning author and Finance prof, CFA. I write stories about investing and investment history. (I don’t give financial advice.)

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