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Real-time final draft manuscript | Quality Value Investing: How to Pick the Winning Stocks of Enduring Enterprises

David J. Waldron

Mar 12, 2025

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[Front Matter]

[Half Title Page]

Quality Value Investing

Self-help books by David J. Waldron:

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[Full Title Page]

Quality Value Investing

How to Pick the Winning Stocks of Enduring Enterprises

David J. Waldron

[Copyright Page]

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Disclaimer: This book is intended solely for education and illustration, not personal financial advice. The author/publisher neither implies nor guarantees success as individual circumstances and, therefore, results vary.

ISBN: 978-1-7355524-4-6 (hardcover)

ISBN: 978-1-7355524-5-3 (softcover)

ISBN: 978-1-7355524-6-0 (ebook)

ISBN: 978-1-7355524-9-1 (audiobook)

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Library of Congress Control Number: [pending application and assignment]

[Dedication Page]

For Suzan, who showed me the path to living a quality and valued life.

[Table of Contents]

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Preface:                    Invest in Current Wealth and Present Value

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Chapter One:          Adopt a Checklist Approach to Investing

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Chapter Two:          Begin with the Enterprise’s Value Proposition

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Chapter Three:        Screen for High-Quality Business Models

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Chapter Four:          Calculate Shareholder Yields

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Chapter Five:           Valuate Quality Company Stock Prices

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Chapter Six:              Identify Enterprise and Share Price Downside Risks

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Chapter Seven:         Curate an Actionable Investment Thesis

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Chapter Eight:          Become a Quality-Driven Value Investor

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Chapter Nine:           Set Strategic Financial Goals

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Chapter Ten:             Discover Your Investor Circle of Competence

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Chapter Eleven:        Embrace Dividend Value Investing

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Chapter Twelve:        Master the Art of Behavioral Investing

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Chapter Thirteen:     Achieve Stock Market Alpha

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Appendix I:                The Elements of Quality-Driven Value Investing

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Appendix II:               Glossary of Investing Terms

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Appendix III:              The Quality Value Investing Newsletter

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Acknowledgments

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About the Author

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Index [page numbers assigned at book design]

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