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THE BIG TECH SCORE
A Top Wall Street Analyst Reveals Ten Secrets to Investing Success
MIKE KWATINETZ DANIELLE KWATINETZ WOOD
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Copyright © 2001 by Michael Kwatinetz and Danielle Kwatinetz Wood. All rights reserved.
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Contents
Foreword by Scott W. Schoelzel ...... ix Preface ...... xiii Acknowledgments ...... xvii
Chapter 1 ...... 1 The Big Tech Score Theory of Investing A Few Key Points Why You Can Beat the Pros Why This Book? Playing the Stock Market Summing Up
Chapter 2 ...... 13 Concentrate Your Investments on a Handful of Companies Creating Investment Pools Scared Money Rarely Wins Timing Is Everything Summing Up
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Chapter 3 ...... 23 Buy Low, Sell High Feeding the Frenzy Getting Specific In and Out? The Long-Term Portfolio Summing Up
Chapter 4 ...... 35 Don’t Invest Blindly The Seven Deadly Sins Summing Up Interview with Thomas G. Kamp, Alliance Capital
Chapter 5 ...... 45 Invest in Great Management What to Look For Hail the Founder Help Wanted Observing a Company in Hot Water Hiring the Best People, Period Summing Up Interview with Mark Kingdon, Kingdon Capital Management
Chapter 6 ...... 67 Look for Companies with a Competitive Advantage The Virtual Enterprise The Economic Advantage A Product That Can’t Be Replicated The Unbeatable Brand Almost, but Not Quite 7525_Kwatinetz_00fm_ad_qxd 11/3/00 1:27 PM Page vii
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