Ask Matt: Is betting on a CEO a winning strategy?
21, 2014 10:14 a.m. ET Voices is an occasional column that allows wealth managers to address issues of interest to the advisory community. Tony Cantando is co-founder and partner at Crosspoint Capital Management in San Francisco. The market right now is roaring right along, and for many people that breeds fear and uncertainty because it mirrors the lofty market highs before the 2008 crash–a time when many didn’t have the discipline to get out of the…
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And in office pools, some choose the team based on the coach. Similarly, many beginning investors think they can score big by picking a winning CEO. The concept of picking a good CEO is appealing to especially beginning investors. While financial ratios and formulas might be complicated or difficult to analyze, most people can size up a CEO and get a general impression. Plus, successful executives often have track records of performance either at that company or at other firms. The idea is often popularized by pundits on financial TV or is a collarary to the “invest what you know” strategy.
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