stockpicker

See also: stock-picker and stock picker

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

stock +‎ picker

Noun

stockpicker (plural stockpickers)

  1. (finance) An investor or investment advisor who selects or recommends corporate shares for purchase.
    • 1985 May 26, Brendan Boyd, “Last year's top sages return to attempt an instant replay”, in Spokesman-Review, Spokane, USA, retrieved 28 May 2009:
      Every year Forbes magazine asks some of America's top stock pickers to name their single favorite equity for the upcoming 12 months.
    • 1993 June 21, Bill Javetski et al., “The Pacific is Terrific, and Europe Isn't Terrible”, in BusinessWeek, retrieved 28 May 2009:
      Indeed, with Europe mired in recession and the U.S. barely stirring, many stockpickers believe Asia offers some of the most attractive plays around.
    • 2009, David Olive, "Good time to buy stocks, if you're thinking long-term, Toronto Star, 8 Mar. (retrieved 28 May 2009):
      The world's most successful stockpicker last weekend released his widely read chair's letter to shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. conglomerate.
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