stockpicker

plural stockpickers · alternative stock picker · alternative stock-picker

1. businessAn investor or investment advisor who selects or recommends corporate shares for purchase.

   Every year Forbes magazine asks some of America's top stock pickers to name their single favorite equity for the upcoming 12 months.

   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

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   Indeed, with Europe mired in recession and the U.S. barely stirring, many stockpickers believe Asia offers some of the most attractive plays around.

   1993 June 21, Bill Javetski et al., “The Pacific is Terrific, and Europe Isn't Terrible”, in BusinessWeek, 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.

   2009, David Olive, "Good time to buy stocks, if you're thinking long-term, Toronto Star, 8 Mar. (retrieved 28 May 2009)