Up and to the Right
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Up and to the Right

The Story of John W. Dobson and His Formula Growth Fund

  1. 184 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Up and to the Right

The Story of John W. Dobson and His Formula Growth Fund

About this book

In 1960, Montreal stock broker John Dobson launched an informal investment club with a close group of friends and associates, including future prime minister John Turner. His Formula Growth Fund would go on to become one of North America's most successful investment funds, consistently outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average and attracting the likes of legendary investor Sir John Templeton. With a foreword by the Right Honourable David Johnston, Up and to the Right tells the story behind John Dobson's investment success as well as his many contributions to entrepreneurial education. Craig Toomey provides valuable insight into his unconventional but disciplined investment approach, his uncanny ability to predict winning stocks, and his unwavering faith in the market despite its many ups and downs. Based on interviews with Dobson as well as with dozens of members of his extensive network of friends, colleagues, and investment professionals, Up and to the Right is a fascinating story about a great Canadian who believed deeply in self-reliance and free enterprise as well as the value of friendship, pursuing one's passions, and working for the greater good.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword By His Excellency The Right Honourable David Johnston
  8. Preface By Randall W. Kelly
  9. Photos
  10. 1 An Uncommon Man
  11. 2 A Father’s Son
  12. 3 The “Real World”
  13. 4 Triumphs and Turmoil
  14. 5 Rebirth and Renewal
  15. 6 New Blood
  16. 7 The Growth Formula
  17. 8 Case Studies: It’s All About Growth
  18. 9 Boom and Bust
  19. 10 A Foe of Excessive Government
  20. 11 Supporting Entrepreneurship and the Free Enterprise System
  21. 12 Looking to the Future
  22. Epilogue: Investing in the Course
  23. Appendices
  24. Appendix 1: Formula Growth Fund Annual Performance
  25. Appendix 2: Formula Growth Fund Current and Former Employees
  26. Index