Contents

Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1 : Lead Us Not into Temptation

May Reason Prevail

Patience and Persistence

The Dean of Wall Street Revisited

The Investor’s Dilemma

It’s a Numbers Game

The Supremacy of Earnings

“Stealth Compensation”

Conclusion

Chapter 2 : Techno Babble, Techno Bubble

A Tale of Two Markets

Back to the Future?

Warren Buffett on the Stock Market

Is the Internet the Answer?

What’s a Long-Term Investor to Do?

Investment Redefined

Chapter 3 : “Pop!!”.com

Risk: No Longer an Afterthought

Investment Strategy: Is It Time for Technology?

Is There a Snowball Rolling Our Way, Gathering Mass and Speed?

The Art/Science of Managing Risk

Baby Boomers: Whither Goest Thou?

The Internet and IPO Frenzy

Fool’s Gold

Goliaths Slain

Chapter 4 : Swimming against the Current

Prelude to Our Investment “Strategy”

Interest Rates: It Had Better Be Uphill from Here

The Power of Popular Delusions

The Mind of Crowds

Investment Consultants: The Great Middleman Myth

Chapter 5 : The “Greenspan Put”. . . Again

Investment Strategy

The Reckoning

Sober in the Morning

Micro versus Macro

The Margin-of-Safety Paradox

Waiting Patiently for Those Hanging Curves

Chapter 6 : Only Fools Rush In

The Rogues Gallery, 2003 Vintage

Making Progress in the Post-Bubble Environment

How Did We Get Here in the First Place?

The Apogee of the Mutual-Fund Boom

The Great Abdication of Fiduciary Responsibility: The Defined-Contribution Plan

Where the Buck Really Stops

Chapter 7 : Expanding Concern: A Bigger Bubble?

Maybe ...

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