Front Matter | Build Wealth with Common Stocks

Revised and updated | Build Wealth with Common Stocks: Market-Beating Strategies for the Individual Investor

Apr 16, 2025

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[Front Matter]

[Half Title Page]

Build Wealth with Common Stocks

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Build Wealth with Common Stocks

Market-Beating Strategies for the Individual Investor

David J. Waldron

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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: 978-1-7355524-0-8 (hardcover)

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

ISBN: 978-1-7355524-2-2 (ebook)

ISBN: [Pending] (audiobook)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020914998

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For Suzan, in dedication to your enduring love and for teaching me the principles for a life well-lived.

[Table of Contents]

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INTRODUCTION

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I PRINCIPLES

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One            |  Get Rich Slow

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Two            |  Filter the Noise

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Three         |  Compound with a Margin of Safety

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Four           |  Apply Common Sense

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Five            |  Practice Patience and Discipline

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Six              |  Own Companies Instead of Trading Stocks

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Seven         |  Buy Fear and Sell Greed

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Eight          |  Hedge as an Alternative to Indexing

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Nine           |  Create Wealth with Total Return

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Ten             |  Embrace an Enduring Market Truth

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II STRATEGIES

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Eleven        |  Define the Value Proposition

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Twelve       |  Quantify Shareholder Yields

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Thirteen    |  Measure the Return on Management

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Fourteen    |  Weigh Valuation Multiples

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Fifteen       |  Assess Downside Risks

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III PRACTICES

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Sixteen       |  Construct a Common Stock Portfolio

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Seventeen  |  Manage Portfolio Allocation

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Eighteen    |  Control Portfolio Costs

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EPILOGUE

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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RESOURCES

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NOTES

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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