Derek Foster
Derek Foster started investing while still in high school. He graduated
with a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree in 1993 and later completed
the Canadian Investment Funds course developed by the Investment Fund
Institute of Canada. He has travelled and lived in many places including
Canada, the U.S., Europe, Russia, Australia, and Asia.
A diehard fan of value investing, Derek created a simple strategy by combining the teachings of Ben Graham, Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch. He applied this knowledge to a Canadian perspective – taking into account Canadian investment options and tax considerations.
At the age of 34, Derek successfully retired – and became “Canada’s youngest retiree.” He followed this up with his national bestselling book, Stop Working: Here’s How You Can! – a simple to understand “recipe” outlining how anyone can retire much earlier than they think. In response to reader demand, he then followed that up with a beginner’s investing guide, The Lazy Investor.
Despite his success, he sticks to his simple philosophy for investing. However, recently he’s developed an enhancement to his original strategy which lowers risk and increases potential returns which he outlined in Money for Nothing: And Your Stocks for FREE!
Challenging conventional investment “wisdom” has paid off for Derek Foster and he advocates there simple strategies for anyone hoping to achieve financial freedom.Derek Foster
Ottawa, Ontario
stopworking34@yahoo.ca
http://www.stopworking.ca