Investment Philosophy: Lecture Notes by Topic

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  1. Introduction to Investment Philosophies
  2. The Elements of Risk
  3. The Basics of Valuation
  4. Trading Costs and Taxes
  5. Market Efficiency
  6. Technical Analysis and Charting
  7. Value Investing
  8. Growth Investing
  9. Trading on Information
  10. Arbitrage
  11. Market Timing
  12. Indexing
  13. Closing Presentation