David J. Waldron is an individual investor and the author of self-improvement books for those seeking to achieve the personal and professional goals that matter most in their life. He earned a Bachelor of Science in business studies as a Garden State Scholar at Stockton University and completed The Practice of Management Program at Brown University. Take control and achieve your dreams at davidjwaldron.com.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART I: PRINCIPLES

1 Get Rich Slow

2 Filter the Noise

3 Compound with a Margin of Safety

4 Apply Common Sense

5 Practice Patience and Discipline

6 Own Companies Instead of Trading Stocks

7 Buy Fear and Sell Greed

8 Hedge as an Alternative to Indexing

9 Create Wealth with Total Return

10 Embrace an Enduring Market Truth

PART II: STRATEGIES

11 Define the Value Proposition

12 Quantify Shareholder Yields

13 Measure the Return on Management

14 Weigh Valuation Multiples

15 Assess Downside Risk

PART III: PRACTICES

16 Construct a Common Stock Portfolio

17 Manage Portfolio Allocation

18 Control Portfolio Costs

EPILOGUE

RESOURCES

NOTES

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Principles, strategies, and practices that led an everyday investor's family portfolio to outperform its market benchmark for 14 years running.

Written for individual investors by an individual investor, in Build Wealth with Common Stocks, investor and self-improvement author David J. Waldron shares actionable ideas to construct a potentially market-beating portfolio of the common shares of enduring companies to fund life's significant milestones,such as buying a home, paying for a college education, pursuing a passion, starting a business, or enjoying a comfortable retirement.

Waldron offers inspiring wisdom and memorable anecdotes to keep moving forward during the endless roller coaster of market cycles.

On Outperforming Wall Street

Learn how the individual investor on Main Street, despite limited capital, has the potential to achieve superior returns with lower costs and less risk than the power brokers working on Wall Street.

On Being a Thoughtful Investor

To paraphrase American baseball legend, Yogi Berra, discover why investing is '90 percent half' common sense.

On Patience

Why patience is the scarcest and, thereby, the most valuable commodity available to the retail-level investor.

On Discipline

One rule virtually guarantees you will never lose money on an investment.

On Productive Fear

How a portfolio constructed on this beneficial fear can outperform a basket thrown together from the unproductive fear of missing out.

On Taking Ownership

Stop placing bets on stocks and do this instead.

On Active vs. Passive Investing

Find how to screen for the best companies in a sector, reserving the benchmark index for hedging your portfolio.

On the Perils of High Yield Dividends

Chasing current yield is a recipe for junk equity. Instead, practice this more profitable concept of dividend investing.

On the Death of Value Investing

Value investing is never dead; it's just less popular than short-term growth stories. Value prevails as long as there are financial markets or farmers' markets.

On the Benefits of Self-Directed Investing

Build your beach or lake house instead of your financial advisor's.

On Assessing Risk

Discover which investing risks are worth taking and which are best to avoid.

On Being a Defensive Investor

Outperform the market by managing the downside while allowing the upside to take care of itself.

Read Build Wealth with Common Stocks and become the informed investor who builds and maintains an investment portfolio with the potential to outperform the market or, more importantly, funds your's or your family's life goals and milestones.

So why not click the buy button right now and learn to achieve superior stock market returns with limited capital but lower costs and less risk.

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