Geraldine Weiss was an American editor, investment advisor, investor, and writer.
12 Facts About Geraldine Weiss
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Geraldine Weiss was the co-founder of the newsletter, Investment Quality Trends and was nicknamed "the Grande Dame of Dividends" and "The Dividend Detective" for her unconventional value approach investment style by focusing on a company's dividends rather than earnings.
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Geraldine Weiss is regarded as one of the most successful female investors in a traditionally male-dominated profession.
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Geraldine Weiss was born in San Francisco on March 16,1926, the daughter of Sylvia, a homemaker, and Alvin Schmulowitz, a real estate agent.
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Geraldine Weiss attended and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1945 with a degree in Business and Finance.
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In 1962, Geraldine Weiss began investing and attempted to find work as a stockbroker or an analyst.
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In 1966, at the age of 40, Geraldine Weiss collaborated with Fred Whitmore and founded Investment Quality Trends, a newsletter.
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Confident that she could make Investment Quality Trends successful, Geraldine Weiss bought out Whitmore and managed the firm by herself.
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In 1977, Geraldine Weiss appeared on the popular talk show Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser and revealed that she was a woman.
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Geraldine Weiss garnered significant popularity throughout the years, earning herself the nickname "The Grande Dame of Dividends".
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The work done by Geraldine Weiss has been published in illustrious finance publications including the Los Angeles Times, Fortune, Barron's, and The Wall Street Journal.
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Geraldine Weiss is the co-author of Dividends Don't Lie: Finding Value in Blue-Chip Stocks and The Dividend Connection: How Dividends Create Value in the Stock Market.