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Up and to the RightThe Story of John W. Dobson and His Formula Growth Fund, First Edition |
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The first-ever look at one of Canada's greatest growth investors and champions of entrepreneurship.
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.
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.
Details
214 Pages
16 b&w photos
ISBN 9780773543799
December 2013
Formats: Cloth, Cloth, eBook
"Written in a way that is both educational and entertaining, Toomey provides what will surely be a key text in Canadian Business History and entrepreneurship curriculums for years to come." Canadian Business History Association
Craig Toomey is a freelance writer and translator and former journalist. He lives in Ottawa.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v
FOREWORD BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE DAVID JOHNSTON ix
PREFACE BY RANDALL W. KELLY xi
PHOTOS xvi
1 An Uncommon Man 3
2 A Father’s Son 14
3 The “Real World” 28
4 Triumphs and Turmoil 42
5 Rebirth and Renewal 62
6 New Blood 75
7 The Growth Formula 87
8 Case Studies: It’s All About Growth 102
9 Boom and Bust 123
10 A Foe of Excessive Government 131
11 Supporting Entrepreneurship and the Free Enterprise System 141
12 Looking to the Future 168
Epilogue: Investing in the Course 174
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Formula Growth Fund Annual Performance 183
Appendix 2: Formula Growth Fund Current and Former Employees 184
INDEX 187
FOREWORD BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE DAVID JOHNSTON ix
PREFACE BY RANDALL W. KELLY xi
PHOTOS xvi
1 An Uncommon Man 3
2 A Father’s Son 14
3 The “Real World” 28
4 Triumphs and Turmoil 42
5 Rebirth and Renewal 62
6 New Blood 75
7 The Growth Formula 87
8 Case Studies: It’s All About Growth 102
9 Boom and Bust 123
10 A Foe of Excessive Government 131
11 Supporting Entrepreneurship and the Free Enterprise System 141
12 Looking to the Future 168
Epilogue: Investing in the Course 174
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Formula Growth Fund Annual Performance 183
Appendix 2: Formula Growth Fund Current and Former Employees 184
INDEX 187
