William J. O'Neil, considered one of the greatest investors
of all time, started in the stock market with a small $300 investment in
Proctor & Gamble while serving in the Air Force. That minimal investment
launched what today is considered the premier source of investment research
and education to individual investors and professional money managers.
After graduating from Southern Methodist University and a tour of duty in the Air Force, Bill began his career as a stockbroker in Los Angeles. While a young broker, Bill started studying historical stock market winners. In his analysis, he identified seven key characteristics all these leading stocks had in common before their big price advancements. These 7 components are the basis for one of today's most widely respected investment strategies, known by the acronym CAN SLIM. Applying this method, Bill quickly catapulted to the top-performing broker in his firm and increased his personal portfolio over 2,000% in just 26 months.
This early success led Bill O'Neil to start his first company, William O'Neil + Co. Incorporated, and to become one of the youngest ever to buy a seat on the NYSE. In 1963 his company developed the first computerized database on the securities market. This database became the backbone behind William O'Neil + Co. evolving into one of the most respected securities research, advisory and brokerage firms in existence today. Over 400 of the most influential institutional money managers use William O'Neil research services. And the database, established almost 40 years ago, has grown to become the most comprehensive equity database in existence today, tracking over 200 data items for over 10,000 companies.
In 1984, Bill O'Neil realized the need to provide individual investors with the same critical data professional money managers use. Drawing research from his database, O'Neil made this proprietary information accessible to everyone through the launch of Investor's Business Daily®, a national daily newspaper. Today, with nearly a million daily readers, Investor's Business Daily is considered one of the most useful investment research tools available.
Today, Bill O'Neil is Chairman of:
- Investor's Business Daily, Inc., www.investors.com a
national daily investment tool.
- William O'Neil + Co. Incorporated, www.williamoneil.com a
leading institutional investment research and brokerage firm.
- Daily Graphs, Inc., www.dailygraphs.com a
widely used stock charting service available in both online and print
formats.
- O'Neil Data Systems, Inc., a diversified commercial
printing company.
- Data Analysis, Inc., the holding company for the O'Neil family of companies headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.
Bill O'Neil conducts investing seminars throughout the country attended by over 300,000 investors. He is the author of the million-copy best sellers, How to Make Money in Stocks and 24 Essential Lessons for Investment Success. His latest book, The Successful Investor, is scheduled for a September 2003 launch.