In The Little Book That Builds Wealth, author Pat Dorsey--the Director of Equity Research for leading independent investment research provider Morningstar, Inc.--reveals why competitive advantages, or economic moats, are such strong indicators of great long-term investments and examines four of their most common sources: intangible assets, cost advantages, customer-switching costs, and network economics. Along the way, he skillfully outlines this proven approach and reveals how you can effectively apply it to your own investment endeavors.
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Pat Dorsey, CFA, is Director of Equity Research at Morningstar, Inc. He played an integral part in the development of the Morningstar Rating for stocks, as well as Morningstar's economic moat ratings. Dorsey is also the author of The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing: Morningstar's Guide to Building Wealth and Winning in the Market (Wiley). He holds a master's degree in political science from Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree in government from Wesleyan University. Please visit www.findingmoats.com.
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"The Little Book That Builds Wealth provides a sensible framework for identifying companies that can sustain high returns on capital. Pat Dorsey tells the reader how to look for durable competitive advantage in choosing equities. His four sources of structural competitive advantage: (1) intangible assets; (2) switching costs; (3) network effect; and (4) cost advantage are particularly valuable in selecting long-term equity commitments."
—Louis A. Simpson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Capital Operations, GEICO Corporation
"Pat Dorsey provides a practical framework for integrating the realities of a changing future into today's investment decisions. A little art and a little science—key ingredients to successful long-term investing."
—Larry D. Coats, Chief Executive Officer, Oak Value Capital Management, Inc.
"Spend two evenings reading Pat Dorsey's The Little Book and you'll cast away all the techniques that failed for you in the past. This is the definitive text on how to identify strong-performing businesses for your portfolio and, more importantly, how to avoid thousands of investments that won't stand the test of time. It's must reading for every investor."
—Timothy P. Vick, Senior Portfolio Manager, The Sanibel Captiva Trust Co., and author of How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett
Zusammenfassung
In The Little Book That Builds Wealth, author Pat Dorseythe Director of Equity Research for leading independent investment research provider Morningstar, Inc.reveals why competitive advantages, or economic moats, are such strong indicators of great long-term investments and examines four of their most common sources: intangible assets, cost advantages, customer-switching costs, and network economics. Along the way, he skillfully outlines this proven approach and reveals how you can effectively apply it to your own investment endeavors.
Inhalt
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction The Game Plan 1
Chapter One Economic Moats 7
Chapter Two Mistaken Moats 15
Chapter Three Intangible Assets 29
Chapter Four Switching Costs 43
Chapter Five The Network Effect 57
Chapter Six Cost Advantages 75
Chapter Seven The Size Advantage 91
Chapter Eight Eroding Moats 103
Chapter Nine Finding Moats 115
Chapter Ten The Big Boss 133
Chapter Eleven Where the Rubber Meets the Road 143
Chapter Twelve What's a Moat Worth? 159
Chapter Thirteen Tools for Valuation 171
Chapter Fourteen When to Sell 187
Conclusion More than Numbers 197