Contrarian Investment Strategies – The Next Generation
Product Description David Dreman’s name is synonymous with the term “contrarian investing,” and his contrarian strategies have been proven winners year after year. His techniques have spawned countless imitators, most of whom pay lip service to the buzzword “contrarian,” but few can match his performance. His Kemper-Dreman High Return Fund has been the leader since its inception in 1988 — the number one equity-income fund among all 208 ranked by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. Drema. . . More >>
Contrarian Investment Strategies – The Next Generation
The author is very knowledgeable on the subject but his prose could use some improvement – its hard to read more then 1-2 hrs at a time.
Rating: 4 / 5
There are 2 types of authors in finance:Those who share their secrets and those who promote something. Dreman shares but only the general strategies that we’ve heard many times before. What he doesn’t share is how after reading this book you might get really discouraged and contact his firm in order to manage your money. His style is discouraging and dull. Dreman is a great investor with greedy strategy to get your money. This is how the middleman will take your money.
Rating: 1 / 5
This latest effort of self praise is simply a replay of his 1980′s work with a flashy new multi-hued cover. “Don’t invest in NASDAQ stocks” I almost dropped the book when I read that! Never does the author show us how to make real money in the market. Instead he repeatedly shows tables and charts that seem to have come from a random number generator.
Rating: 1 / 5
If you have read the author’s old books, you may find yourself thoroughly disappointed in an amendment to some very old work. The fundamentals are constantly spoon-fed to you with no real bold insights. How can the “Next-Generation” be placed in the title when the true investments of the present and future are trashed! (i. e. NASDAQ stocks) Too much of the book points to footnotes. It gets quite confusing. More like a text book than an original set of thoughts. We need to see some fresh ideas for a change.
Rating: 1 / 5
My review title says it all. I was recommended this book by a colleague who has been using contrarian investment strategies for the last few years. Having alone currently read half this book, I can only say I wish I had bought it 5 years ago. I believe page 203 is worth the price of the book alone.
Matt Davey
http://mdavey. wordpress. com
Rating: 5 / 5