Mastering The Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side

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HarperCollins, Oct 2, 2018 - Business & Economics - 352 pages

A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

The legendary investor shows how to identify and master the cycles that govern the markets.

We all know markets rise and fall, but when should you pull out, and when should you stay in? The answer is never black or white, but is best reached through a keen understanding of the reasons behind the rhythm of cycles. Confidence about where we are in a cycle comes when you learn the patterns of ups and downs that influence not just economics, markets, and companies, but also human psychology and the investing behaviors that result.


If you study past cycles, understand their origins and remain alert for the next one, you will become keenly attuned to the investment environment as it changes. You’ll be aware and prepared while others get blindsided by unexpected events or fall victim to emotions like fear and greed.

By following Marks’s insights—drawn in part from his iconic memos over the years to Oaktree’s clients—you can master these recurring patterns to have the opportunity to improve your results.
 

Contents

I Why Study Cycles?
9
II The Nature of Cycles
22
III The Regularity of Cycles
39
IV The Economic Cycle
46
V Government Involvement with the Economic Cycle
67
VI The Cycle in Profits
74
VII The Pendulum of Investor Psychology
82
VIII The Cycle in Attitudes Toward Risk
101
XIII How to Cope with Market Cycles
207
XIV Cycle Positioning
246
XV Limits on Coping
262
XVI The Cycle in Success
270
XVII The Future of Cycles
285
XVIII The Essence of Cycles
294
Back Matter
317
Back Flap
325

IX The Credit Cycle
136
X The Distressed Debt Cycle
161
XI The Real Estate Cycle
169
XII Putting It All Together The Market Cycle
185
Back Cover
326
Spine
327
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About the author (2018)

HOWARD MARKS is cochairman and cofounder of Oaktree Capital Management, a leading investment firm responsible for over $120 billion in assets. His previous book on investing, The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor, was a critically acclaimed bestseller. He lives in New York City.

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