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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul MumfordPublisher: Harriman House Publishing Imprint: Harriman House Publishing Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.628kg ISBN: 9780857195548ISBN 10: 0857195549 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 14 November 2016 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Acknowledgements Introduction Part I - School and the Stockbroker Years 1. Bleak Prospects 2. Swinging on a Star 3. Under Starter's Orders 4. Gigs, Gee-Gees and Trees 5. Boom Boom 6. What on Earth is Going on? 7. The Final Throw Part II - The Fund Management Years 8. The Start of the Journey 9. Cavendish Opportunities Fund - The Early Years 10. Dotcom and the Millennium Bug 11. Lose Some, Win Some 12. ""Whoops"" 13. 'Baggers' Part III - Putting it Together 14. Processes 15. Horses for Courses 16. Big is Beautiful? 17. Ten Years of Train Crashes 18. Hitting the Buffers 19. AIM Moves into the Picture 20. More Down the Plug 'Ole 21. The Zookeeper and the Penguins 22. Footie not FTSE 23. Other Distractions"Reviews"""A fascinating life of kaleidoscopic colour and a wonderful anthropological study that confirms how those formative years shape the way we are as adults."" --Colin Morrison, Investment Performance Consultant. ""As his clients will attest, Paul Mumford is no ordinary investor and, as I know from trying to maintain a semblance of control chairing conferences, he is no ordinary speaker. So it should come as no surprise that, with this entertaining and insightful blend of personal and professional experience, he has produced no ordinary investment book."" --Julian Marr, editor, Professional Adviser ""Paul Mumford is a wise and engaging guide taking you through his five decades in the City: booms, bear markets, rogues, successes and fads are all here. So too is a rich store of ideas for those who are serious about successful long-term investing."" --Mark Colegate, Asset TV ""Paul Mumford's wealth of experience and accumulated knowledge as a stock picker over many years of turmoil is worth its weight in gold!"" --David Buik MBE, Panmure Gordon & Co ""A wonderfully eccentric and engaging insight into the mind of an extremely accomplished investor."" --MoneyWeek ""It's an honest and enjoyable read."" --Jeremy Prescott, freelance journalist The Stock Picker is an engaging read for those interested in the investment industry and wider world nostalgia. --Richard Penny, manager of the L&G UK Special Situations Trust and L&G UK Alpha Trust" A fascinating life of kaleidoscopic colour and a wonderful anthropological study that confirms how those formative years shape the way we are as adults. --Colin Morrison, Investment Performance Consultant. As his clients will attest, Paul Mumford is no ordinary investor and, as I know from trying to maintain a semblance of control chairing conferences, he is no ordinary speaker. So it should come as no surprise that, with this entertaining and insightful blend of personal and professional experience, he has produced no ordinary investment book. --Julian Marr, editor, Professional Adviser Paul Mumford is a wise and engaging guide taking you through his five decades in the City: booms, bear markets, rogues, successes and fads are all here. So too is a rich store of ideas for those who are serious about successful long-term investing. --Mark Colegate, Asset TV Paul Mumford's wealth of experience and accumulated knowledge as a stock picker over many years of turmoil is worth its weight in gold! --David Buik MBE, Panmure Gordon & Co A wonderfully eccentric and engaging insight into the mind of an extremely accomplished investor. --MoneyWeek It's an honest and enjoyable read. --Jeremy Prescott, freelance journalist The Stock Picker is an engaging read for those interested in the investment industry and wider world nostalgia. --Richard Penny, manager of the L&G UK Special Situations Trust and L&G UK Alpha Trust Author InformationPaul Mumford is one of the longest-serving fund managers in the UK, with 50 years' experience in the markets as a stockbroker and fund manager. He currently runs the TM Cavendish Opportunities Fund and the TM AIM Fund, having launched the first in 1988 as the Glenfriars Opportunities Fund. He is a stock picker who aims to find shares in undervalued companies and often ends up swimming against the tide and buying unloved shares. Paul has three daughters and two granddaughters. His outside interests include bridge – he has obtained the rank of Life Master – supporting live music at local venues, and following two football teams as a season ticket holder. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |