T. Rowe Price: The Man, the Company, and the Investment Philosophy Hardcover -

From the rear cover

Thomas Rowe Price, Jr., is a legend in the investment world. Even those who are not familiar with his personal history know that the company he built, T. Rowe Price, is still among the top-performing and best respected investment firms in the world. How did Price, a modest man who adhered to a strict code of ethics throughout his life, manage to build such a financial powerhouse? The astonishing story comes to light for the first time in T. Rowe Price: The Man, The Company, and The Investment Philosophy.

Author Cornelius C. Bond joined T. Rowe Price as a technology analyst and worked closely with Price for nearly ten years. This privileged position gave him a unique view into the mind of the man whose Growth Stock Philosophy has generated above-average gains for investors for years. In T. Rowe Price, Bond draws on his personal relationship with Price, as well as on dozens of unpublished corporate and personal documents and writings, to tell the story of how growth investing took the investment world by storm--and how an average investor can benefit from this investment strategy today.

In this book, readers will discover the central principles of Price's Growth Stock Philosophy. Although Mr. Price was not secretive about his investment strategy, the simple principles he followed have never been presented in a comprehensive way, as they are here. Individual and institutional investment portfolios alike will benefit from this glimpse into the basic tenets of Price's investment strategy. This strategy became the foundation of legendary, unparalleled fund performance at T. Rowe Price--a level of performance that has stood the test of time, despite the rapid change of investment styles.

From the jacket flap

Thomas Rowe Price, Jr., is a legend in the investment world. Even those who are not familiar with his personal history know that the company he built, T. Rowe Price, is still among the top-performing and best respected investment firms in the world. How did Price, a modest man who adhered to a strict code of ethics throughout his life, manage to build such a financial powerhouse? The astonishing story comes to light for the first time in T. Rowe Price: The Man, The Company, and The Investment Philosophy.

Author Cornelius C. Bond joined T. Rowe Price as a technology analyst and worked closely with Price for nearly ten years. This privileged position gave him a unique view into the mind of the man whose Growth Stock Philosophy has generated above-average gains for investors for years. In T. Rowe Price, Bond draws on his personal relationship with Price, as well as on dozens of unpublished corporate and personal documents and writings, to tell the story of how growth investing took the investment world by storm--and how an average investor can benefit from this investment strategy today.

In this book, readers will discover the central principles of Price's Growth Stock Philosophy. Although Mr. Price was not secretive about his investment strategy, the simple principles he followed have never been presented in a comprehensive way, as they are here. Individual and institutional investment portfolios alike will benefit from this glimpse into the basic tenets of Price's investment strategy. This strategy became the foundation of legendary, unparalleled fund performance at T. Rowe Price--a level of performance that has stood the test of time, despite the rapid change of investment styles.