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An interesting book about special case investing (spin-offs, etc.) I might try some of the ideas in this book and refer back to it later.

Greenblatt is a legendary investor, but I do have a problem with his "magic formula." For starter, I'm not big into value investing (I prefer holding QQQ/SPY/TLT and stock options). His magic formula essentially just filters out companies with low P/E ratios and EV/EBITDA ratios with high ROICs. You could use his formula as a screener, but also ensure that the company trades high volumes and is liquid. I wouldn't blindly purchase the stocks that the formula spits out.

I had this book on hold and the librarian couldn't find it. So many books had come in! But I had a magic formula for finding it. "Look for the little book," I said. Not exactly magic but it worked like a charm. Same for the advice in this book. It's simple, logical and gives a clear path to execute. It's also funny, which makes this a classic in personal finance. And of course it's short, which at least sweeps you into the qualifiers (like, you won't always make money). It's all basic value investing. Not exactly magic but it worked for Warren Buffett.

The little book that still beats the market is a simple, well-written book for investment dummies. It guides its readers towards 100% certain profits. By applying two basic stock-market principles, Greenblatt has created a strategy that beats the market over the long term. The hard part? Actually believing in the magic formula long enough so that it can bear its fruits, even during market downturns.

Had some novel ideas to find undervalued investing opportunities.

Concise review of market cap weighted index funds methodology and explanation of value (or fundamental) weighing methodology. The central idea is that the market cap index buys too many overpriced stocks and not enough value stocks. This hurts performance in the long run.

Not really a "how-to" conclusion, but enough information to understand the big secret and continue research on your own. An important point to understand is that value investing is a long term perspective and requires more than a single day/month/quarter/year timeline. So it is appropriate to an individual investor that understands the long term roller coaster cycle of fear & greed of Mr. Market.. public website with some info: https://www.valueweightedindex.com/IndexComparison/TraditionalValue/

Good book, got me interested in spin-offs and partial spin-offs.

I usually like his books better but it really was just a pamphlet for value weighted inexes

A useful very short book about investing and avoiding biases. Go to this website which says it all: http://www.valueweightedindex.com

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and would recommend it anyone interested in investing in the stock market.

HURRAY!!! A book that actually makes the stock market and investing understandable for mere mortals.

This helped me understand stocks.

An old stock market adage says "buy low, sell high." Greenblatt says buy stocks that are both good [high ROA%] and cheap [high E/P%]. Sell stocks a year later. On average, Greenblatt's "magic formula" has earned investors 30% per year.

Very interesting read, seems like another of the "ultimate solution" books, but I haven't tried their formulas to see if it really works (takes a long time) but I would take the time to read it seeing as it really is a "little book"½