The Perfect Speculator [Paperback]

Brad Koteshwar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 8, 2005

Brad Koteshwar, the author of The Perfect Speculator, first came to be known for his report on a phenomenal 7000% price run in 52 weeks by Taser International's stock. When he released that report he had written for his clients as a fiction and looked for publicity in the local Arizona media, he was rebuffed as the who's who in the small but affluent communities of Arizona were all owners of Taser stocks. None of them wanted to believe that the stock price on Taser had topped out in April 2004. In this book, Brad Koteshwar continues the simple lessons of the stock market in a teacher and student format using the character of Boyd Hunt, a master speculator, as the teacher. In this day and age where fast, loose and easy money is hawked by the hundreds of stock market books, the author shows how the old, tried and true principles have always worked in past market cycles and will continue to work in future market cycles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Great Expressions Publishing (June 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976932407
• ISBN-13: 978-0976932406
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #862,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helps you hone your investing skills - must read, January 4, 2007

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Mark Vinokur - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Perfect Speculator (Paperback)

I learn by repetition, if I take a vacation, I sometimes have to go back and re-learn that which I thought was automatic before I left. Brad, besides talking about the selection process for new potential buys (which he keeps very simple like other reviewers have said) also discusses a daily routine, which he summarized into "20 Rules of Speculation." I found these to be very valuable.

This book helped me re-learn what William J. O'Neill discussed in "How To Make Money In Stocks." O'Neill talked about a prior run up, but I couldn't fully grasp it until I read Brad's book. Another valuable lesson for me was on p.93 where he discusses how to pyramid-add onto a position which is different from O'Neill's method. Essentially this "formula" allows Brad to exit a position without losing any money after he has already added to his initial buy.

Everything about this book is simple, and I think that's the beauty of it; I'm glad there was no fluff. I definitely recommend it, and like other's have said, think it is complimentary to O'Neill's "How To Make Money In Stocks," and Darvas' "How I Made $2,000,000 in The Stock Market."

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative, September 28, 2005

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Michael F. McPartlan (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Perfect Speculator (Paperback)

This book, presented in a narrative format between a teacher and student, is an excellent book on stock market speculation. It is a wonderful counterpart to the IBD/William O'Neil school of stock market investing (buy newer growth stocks leading the market, etc.) Easily readable and very informative.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading, September 23, 2005

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No Bull "YA" (Iowa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Perfect Speculator (Paperback)

I have read perhaps a 100 books on investing.. this one needs to be read. Brad writes without the hype and provides a simple investment strategy using price-volume-pattern. No fancy formulas, fibonacci or Gann in this book..just plain good old investing advice.