Pick your own stocksand outperform the experts! San Francisco Chronicle investment columnist Harry Domash has crafted a start-to-finish approach to stock selection that draws on winning techniques from the world's best money managers, uses readily available information, and is easy to learn if you're willing to invest the time. Whether you're a growth or value style investor, this book will show you exactly how to identify the best stocks for your portfolio. You'll learn to assess everything that affects a company's stock priceprofitability, underlying financial strength, competitive position, industry, business plans, management competence, upside/downside potential, and more. Like no other book, Fire Your Stock Analyst! cuts to the chase, capturing the essence of today's most successful stock-picking strategies. It's all you need to liberate yourself from the "experts" and become a more successful investor. You'll find Disciplined, step-by-step strategies for every intelligent investor No "get-rich-quick" formulas; just practical techniques you can really use Separate selection strategies for value and growth investors Assessing valuation, risk, profitability, management competence, and long-term growth potential Using the analysts' recommendations for your benefitnot theirs Crucial issues most investment books ignoreincluding when to sell Consistently picking winning stocks isn't magicyou can do it. It simply takes knowledge, skills, and discipline. If you've already got the discipline, this book will give you the knowledge and the skills. " This is a thoughtful book that will stir the imagination and whet the appetite of anyone considering investing in stocks. It will serve as a foundation for lifelong education in how to improve your wealth and your understanding of financial statements. " Victor Niederhoffer Chief Speculator, Manchester Investments, and author of the bestselling Education of a Speculator " Just finished reading Fire Your Stock Analyst! and I must say I'm delightedit's sensible, balances risks with rewards, has a lot of real-world practical examples carefully worked out, and a lot of tangible parameters (e.g. the "Quick-Hype Checks"). This is the book I wish I had time to write. " David Edwards President, Heron Capital Management, Inc. "Fire Your Stock Analyst! grabbed my attention early and held it to the very end. This is a good book if you are interested in being your own stock guru or just getting started in common stock investment analysis. " Nicholas D. Gerber Portfolio Manager, Ameristock Funds " A refreshing antidote to run-of-the-mill investing 'how tos.' In Fire Your Stock Analyst!, Harry Domash combines the wisdom of many of the nation's top money managers with his own earthly style of stock picking. The net result is an insightful and useful treatise on investing that works for both growth and value plays. " Cha