Contents

A Note on Names and Details

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 — Geographers

1. Luke: The Big Picture

2. Nigel: Catching the Swings

Part 2 — Surveyors

3. Bill: Just the Facts

4. John Lee: Defensive Value and Dividends

5. Sushil: The Apostate Economist

6. Taylor : The Autodidact

7. Vernon : Buying the Glitch

Part 3 — Activists

8. Eric: The Networker

9. Owen: Efficiency and Opportunism

10. Peter Gyllenhammar: The Corporate Engineer

Part 4 — Eclectics

11. Khalid: The Day Trader

12. Vince: The Tax Exile

Conclusion

Characteristics of the Free Capitalists

Life Choices and Chances

Attitudes

Working Methods

Summary Table of Investor Characteristics

A Note on Research Methods

Endnotes