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You Can Be a Stock Market Genius

Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits

Find profits hidden where most investors never look.

by Joel Greenblatt

Greenblatt shows how individual investors can find outsized returns in overlooked special situations like spin-offs, restructurings, and merger securities. He argues these neglected corners offer mispricings that big institutions ignore. The book pairs case studies with a practical, do-your-own-homework approach.

It trains founders to hunt for value where competition is thin and incentives are misaligned, a habit that maps directly onto finding untapped markets. The emphasis on independent analysis over crowd consensus is a useful entrepreneurial muscle.

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