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  • noun finance An investor or investment advisor who selects or recommends corporate shares for purchase.

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Examples

  • He ran a fund with "value" in its name that feasted on technology stocks that no other fundamental stockpicker would touch.

    The Long Climb and Steep Descent of Legg Mason's Top Stock Picker Jason Zweig 2011

  • Cohen said he'd retire as a stockpicker if Big Bear didn't triple after his pick.

    Big Bear Mining Boss' Claims Contradicted By SEC Filing 2010

  • Buffett, the 79-year-old Nebraska stockpicker nicknamed the Sage of Omaha, who has a $47bn (£29. 6bn) fortune, said the aim was to generate peer pressure encouraging billionaires to take an aggressive approach to philanthropy.

    US billionaires club together – to give away half their fortunes to good causes 2010

  • No, Penny, a New York City food connoisseur who dines out seven evenings a week, is not one of those hot money managers or some renowned stockpicker, but an investor in some New York restaurants (such as the Tribeca Grill and Lucky's Famous).

    Dan Dorfman: A Penny From Heaven 2009

  • "It's a core holding for us," adds Frels, who took over as manager of the fund (ticker: MPGFX) in 2004 from iconic stockpicker George Mairs III, whose father had established the asset-management firm in 1931.

    Mining Minnesota rev1 2009

  • Says one Frankfurt stockpicker: "This stock is an aphrodisiac for your portfolio."

    Another Campaign Headache? 2008

  • His book is worth it for the breadth (there are 27 well-known fund managers here), for his honesty (Frailey, deputy editor at Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, admits he is a lousy stockpicker himself) and for the very entertaining interview with the managers of the top-ranked Kaufmann fund, Lawrence Auriana and Hans Utsch, who bicker away as they reveal a number of strategic secrets.

    Reading For Dollars 2008

  • "" Fidelity's genius-stockpicker style works exceptionally well with smaller pools of money, '' says Phillips.

    The Light Went On 2008

  • Says Frankfurt stockpicker Gerhard Czerwensky: "This stock is an aphrodisiac for your portfolio."

    A Giant Falls In Euroland 2008

  • "" It's not in anyone's interest, '' says a leading Latin stockpicker in New York.

    How It All Went South 2008

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