Beating the Odds is the improbable, inspiring autobiography of
financial guru Eddie C. Brown, one of the nation's top stock pickers and
money managers. It details how Brown skillfully kept Brown Capital
Management afloat through the dot-com bust, 9/11, and the Great
Recession. Born to a 13-year-old unwed mother in the rural South, this
African-American investment whiz created a Baltimore-based financial
firm that amassed more than $6 Billion under management.
Brown delves into the profound heartbreak and disorientation upon the
death of his beloved grandmother who was his surrogate mother--and
recounts how Brown's moonshine-running Uncle Jake subsequently became
the dominant adult figure in Brown's life. His unflinchingly honest,
easy-to-read memoir details how intellectual curiosity, abiding
self-belief, hard work and divine providence helped Brown earn an
electrical engineering degree, become an Army officer, and later a
civilian IBM engineer. Readers will learn of the strife that ensued when
Brown quit IBM to earn an MBA, leading to investment jobs that prepared
him to start his own money management company in 1983.
The accompanying reference guide is included as a PDF on this disc.
