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Investing basics2001, rev. 2021

Expectations Investing

Michael J. Mauboussin and Alfred Rappaport

Teaches how to read the expectations already embedded in a stock price and judge what a company must deliver for the investment to work.

Case studies

Case 1

When applying Expectations Investing, choose a real decision and test whether you can understand the business before the ticker. Record evidence, action, and outcome to avoid hindsight rationalization.

Case 2

When applying Expectations Investing, choose a real decision and test whether you can separate market price from economic value. Record evidence, action, and outcome to avoid hindsight rationalization.

Case 3

When applying Expectations Investing, choose a real decision and test whether you can test the thesis against evidence. Record evidence, action, and outcome to avoid hindsight rationalization.

Case 4

When applying Expectations Investing, choose a real decision and test whether you can build a process before committing capital. Record evidence, action, and outcome to avoid hindsight rationalization.