“Sir John’s ability to comprehend complex concepts and distill these into money-making ideas for his investors was legendary. With this book, Scott Phillips extends Sir John Templeton’s crystal clear vision to some of tomorrow’s most interesting and powerful money-making opportunities. All readers should be prepared to learn—and profit!”

—Jeffrey Everett, Founding Partner, Everkey Global Partner

“The brilliant global investing strategy of Sir John Templeton finds new life in Scott Phillips’ Buying at the Point of Maximum Pessimism. With the U.S. in trouble, savvy international investing is a must and this book shows you the best places to put your money for serious profits ahead.”

—Christopher Ruddy, CEO, Newsmax Media, Inc.

“In Buying at the Point of Maximum Pessimism, Scott Phillips delivers a road map to investment success traveled by the very few but guaranteed to lead you to enormous profits. The book offers a delightful, common sense approach to investing that unfortunately is not so common.”

—Robert P. Miles, author, The Warren Buffett CEO

“Many investment books are published every year. Unfortunately, many are me-too books spewing forth the same old self-help advice under the value or growth investment banner. This time readers have hit the jackpot with a new book by investment adviser and author Scott Phillips who has written a delightful, witty, and extraordinarily valuable book based on the wisdom of Sir John Templeton, one of the greatest investors of all time.

“While Templeton’s wisdom inspired him, the truth is that Scott Phillips has abundant wisdom of his own to impart. Often investment tomes are produced by professional writers who research an aspect of investing but lack firsthand knowledge, or by investment pros whose writing skills are somewhat second-rate. In Phillips, the reader gets firsthand knowledge of a skilled value investor combined with wonderful, artistic writing skills. He has a fresh eye and wonderful humor to entertain and simultaneously teach both the novice and professional investor.

“The author deeply probes the current difficult investment landscape by examining six contemporary value investing trends. If you have had trouble understanding the subprime mortgage debacle that almost brought the world’s economy to its knees, Phillips’ first two chapters, ‘The Fed Sentences the Consumer to Debtor’s Prison’ and ‘The Biggest Gamblers Go All In on the Housing Bet’ will clarify and edify you in a delightful, tongue-in-cheek manner.

“What more to say? Read this book. It is a 21st-century update on MacKay’s Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.”

—John W. Schott, M.D, Principal and Director,
Steinberg Global Asset Management,
author of Mind Over Money, and
Trustee of The John Templeton Foundation