{"product_id":"the-big-money-frederick-r-kobrick-9780743258715","title":"The Big Money: Seven Steps to Picking Great Stocks and Finding Financial Security","description":"It takes only a few high-quality stocks for a stock portfolio to make the big money. Finding winning stocks is a skill that any serious investor can learn, says Fred Kobrick, veteran stock picker and legendary mutual-fund manager. In \u003ci\u003eThe Big Money\u003c\/i\u003e, Kobrick draws on a lifetime of investing experience to show how he identified four qualities that reliably predict which companies will thrive and grow, producing outsize stock returns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kobrick explains how the four qualities of winning companies -- business model, assumptions, strategy, and management (known collectively as BASM) -- are a touchstone for successful investors. They are the key to repeatability, the ability to keep producing success. BASM is important for blue-chip and young companies alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once investors have identified companies with great potential, Kobrick shows them how to use his Seven Steps to financial success to manage their portfolios. All of these principles are embedded in Kobrick's insightful and often entertaining anecdotes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Big Money\u003c\/i\u003e is a book no serious investor can afford to be without.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick R. Kobrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743258711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743258715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.57w x 0.78d","brand":"Frederick R. Kobrick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048764338431,"sku":"9780743258715","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d0fa844-a77d-4cc1-9876-9d9c2bde8fc7.jpg?v=1684997692","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-big-money-frederick-r-kobrick-9780743258715","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}