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Joel Greenblatt is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and professor at Columbia Business School. He is known for his success with Gotham Capital and for developing the 'magic formula' investing approach.
Known for: The Little Book That Still Beats the Market, You Can Be a Stock Market Genius: Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits
Books by Joel Greenblatt

The Little Book That Still Beats the Market
This book explains Joel Greenblatt’s 'magic formula' for investing, a simple quantitative strategy that aims to outperform the market by systematically buying good companies at bargain prices. Written...

You Can Be a Stock Market Genius: Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits
This book offers a practical guide to finding hidden investment opportunities in the stock market. Written by successful fund manager Joel Greenblatt, it explains how individual investors can profit f...
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Understanding Market Inefficiency and the Challenge of Beating the Market
When people first enter the world of investing, they often discover an unsettling truth: most professional investors don’t beat the market. Index funds, which simply mirror the performance of the market, tend to outperform the majority of active managers over time. Why is that? Because markets, whil...
From The Little Book That Still Beats the Market
The Principles of Value Investing
The foundation of the magic formula lies in old-school value investing. Benjamin Graham taught us that a stock is not just a ticker symbol—it’s a share of a real business. The wise investor focuses on buying pieces of businesses that are trading below their true worth. When price and value eventuall...
From The Little Book That Still Beats the Market
Why Individual Investors Can Win Against Institutions
A common myth in finance is that professionals have all the advantages—unlimited access to information, complex models, and endless resources. Yet, institutional investors face constraints that individuals do not. Their portfolios are enormous; they must remain highly diversified and liquid, often f...
From You Can Be a Stock Market Genius: Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits
Spin-offs: The Hidden Goldmines
Spin-offs are one of the richest veins of inefficiency in the stock market. A spin-off occurs when a parent company distributes shares of a subsidiary to its own shareholders, creating a new, independent business. Most investors treat spin-offs as minor events. They may receive shares without asking...
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About Joel Greenblatt
Joel Greenblatt is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and professor at Columbia Business School. He is known for his success with Gotham Capital and for developing the 'magic formula' investing approach. Greenblatt has authored several influential books on value investing and portfolio manage...
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Joel Greenblatt is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and professor at Columbia Business School. He is known for his success with Gotham Capital and for developing the 'magic formula' investing approach. Greenblatt has authored several influential books on value investing and portfolio manage...
Joel Greenblatt is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and professor at Columbia Business School. He is known for his success with Gotham Capital and for developing the 'magic formula' investing approach. Greenblatt has authored several influential books on value investing and portfolio management.
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