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Investment Philosophy Events and Resources

January 11, 2018 In 2017, I found a number of events and resources that can help anyone define their own investment philosophy and process. Reading, learning and hanging out with great investors can help one improve as an investor looking to create wealth over the long-term. January The 20th Annual Needham Growth Conference1 is January […]

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Preview of the 19th Annual Needham Growth Conference
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Educational Briefs: Beta

Digging deeper into mutual fund performance metrics This brief is the first in a series discussing performance metrics that are important to mutual fund investors. Absolute performance is vital, but does it tell the whole story? If it did, nobody would ever invest in the trillions of dollars of U.S. Government securities which currently yield […]

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The Role of Founders, Family & Long-Tenured Management in Compounders
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Precision Castparts & Berkshire Hathaway
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Preview of the 18th Annual Needham Growth Conference
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Putting Active Share to Work
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Active Share & Low Turnover
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Preview of the 17th Annual Needham Growth Conference
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2nd Act Investing
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Investor’s Business Daily: How the Best-Performing Mutual Funds 
Deliver Consistent Market-Beating Returns

How A Top Small-Cap Growth Fund Beats The Market Buying ‘Hidden Compounders’
John Barr, of Needham Aggressive Growth (NEAGX), stands alone as his fund is the only small-cap stock fund to make IBD’s 2026 list of best-performing mutual funds

His secret sauce to picking winning small stocks? Identify “hidden compounders” that fly under the radar, and then patiently wait until they get discovered.

Read the full article here.