The definitive source for value investing ideas from the brightest minds in the business Considered an indispensable source for cutting-edge research and ideas among the world's top investment firms and money managers, the journal The Manual of Ideas boasts a list of subscribers that reads like a Who's Who of high finance. Serving as an ''idea funnel'' for the world's top money managers, the journal gives its subscribers a look inside the minds of the world's most successful value investors, revealing how they generate the bright ideas that lead to big profits. Now, this book opens up The Manual of Ideas for every investor, providing a proven framework for finding, analyzing, and implementing the best value investing opportunities. Based on interviews with more than 100 top fund managers, this gold mine of wisdom gives you unique access to the thought processes of such super value investors as Warren Buffett, Glenn Greenberg, and Joel Greenblatt. The Manual of Ideas includes: Reviews of more than twenty pre-qualified investment ideas, providing an original ranking methodology to help you zero-in on the three to five most compelling investments available A variety of idea-generation techniques from the wizards of value investing, such as Ben Graham's ''Cigar Butt'' strategy and Joel Greenblatt's ''Magic Formula'' technique for finding good and cheap stocks Other techniques, including strategies for finding companies with hidden assets, investing in small- and micro-cap stocks, event-driven investing, equity stubs, and international value investing And much more Great ideas are the lifeblood of investing and the exclusive focus of The Manual of Ideas. Look inside and learn how to generate your own new and profitable value investing ideas.