Empower Your Investing

Empower Your Investing—Adopting Best Practices From John Templeton, Peter Lynch, and Warren Buffett integrates lasting insights from master investors built upon case studies of their winning stocks into an investment process that has a proven track record of success and can help you master your own financial future.

Investing is a life skill and, like any life skill, the key is to learn from those who have already done it well. Empower Your Investing offers a success-based mental framework, discipline, and toolkit for your investing success.

This book examines the best practices from masters of the investing world who’ve demonstrated success over many market cycles: Sir John Templeton, Peter Lynch, and Warren Buffett. The case studies of their winning picks blend the prevailing news and popular opinion at the time of their successful investments with their rationale for buying stocks as they explained in subsequent interviews.

“Just as athletes might study Michael Jordan, Mohammed Ali, and Babe Ruth, every investor should know and understand John Templeton, Peter Lynch, and Warren Buffett. Scott Chapman brilliantly showcases the investment world's Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T.) so every stock market participant, from novice to seasoned professional, can learn the lessons of those who have reached the pinnacle of success. With a comprehensive step-by-step approach, Chapman provides a deep understanding of what it takes to be the best.” —Robert P. Miles, Author, The Warren Buffett CEO; Executive in Residence, University of Nebraska at Omaha  

“Scott Chapman’s book is a clear read for any investor who wants to learn how to invest better.  Scott is a successful long-term investor and educator who is someone all investors can learn from. He shares some of the best investment advice and actual experiences of three of the best investors in history—Peter Lynch, Warren Buffett, and Sir John Templeton. This book will help every person improve their investment skill from the beginning investor to professionally trained CFA analysts.” —Craig Braemer, CFA; Blossom Wealth Portfolio Manager and Founder of Braemer Asset Management, LLC.

Scott A. Chapman, CFA is the CEO and Portfolio Manager of Chapman Investment Management, LLC. He has more than thirty years of experience managing investment portfolios and performing securities analysis with demonstrated outperformance.

Previous to founding Chapman Investment Management, Mr. Chapman was Managing Director and Portfolio Manager from 2002-2012 with Lateef Investment Management, during which time the firm's assets grew from $500 million to over $5.5 billion.  Previous positions included Director of Large-Cap Growth Strategy and Research Director at Dreyfus Founders Asset Management, and Director of Growth Strategy at HighMark Capital Management. At HighMark, he designed and managed the investment strategy for the HighMark Growth mutual fund, which was awarded a top five-star performance rating by Morningstar rating agency.

He received his M.B.A. in Finance from Golden Gate University and his B.S. in Accounting from Santa Clara University and taught investment principles to CFA candidates in San Francisco for seven years. Mr. Chapman is married, has two children, two grandchildren and enjoys hiking, cycling, swimming, and the fulfillment of making a positive difference in building clients' capital.