praise for The Large-Cap Portfolio
"Tom Villalta has crafted a thoughtful must-read for anyone who's a stock picker, anyone looking to step up their game in investing returns, or even the casual reader interested in how markets work. The book not only offers insightful tips from a seasoned pro, but also a spirited defense of the passion for picking stocks in an age when many are content to let the machines take over investing."-Tiernan Ray, Senior Editor, Barron's magazine
"Most investors hold large-cap stocks in their portfolios but don't really understand why. In The Large-Cap Portfolio, fund manager Thomas Villalta offers a clear explanation as to the importance of owning large-caps and why this asset class should not be taken for granted. He also offers a compelling case for actively managed strategies as opposed to indexes or 'closet-indexes.' All in all, it's an interesting, detailed look at an often overlooked sector of the market."-Gregg Greenberg, Mutual Funds Reporter, TheStreet.com
The practical guide to finding value and opportunity in large-cap stocks using investor behavior
Large-Cap is an abbreviation of the term "large market capitalization" and refers to the stock of publicly traded companies with market capitalization values of roughly more than $10 billion, like Walmart, Microsoft, and Ford. Because of their size, the conventional view is that these companies do not present investors with an ability to be opportunistic. The Large-Cap Portfolio + Website argues that, contrary to popular perceptions, significant opportunities exist in these stocks.
Written with a fluency that both the savvy amateur and professional investor will understand, the book fills a void in the market by offering the practitioner a methodology to identify and approach the major assumptions that underlie valuation, with an emphasis on issues that are more relevant to the analysis of large-cap stocks.
* Full of useful information on how to reap the rewards of stocks that most investors avoid
* Presents essential insights into understanding stock valuation
* Includes an actionable chapter devoted to portfolio management
Packed with timely instruction, Large-Cap Portfolio gives readers invaluable insights and examples of how to build portfolios that will out-perform broad market benchmarks.
Thomas Villalta
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