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David Ryan — three U.S. Investing Championship wins in a row
In 1985, a 25-year-old William O'Neil & Company analyst entered the U.S. Investing Championship's stock division and produced a 161% return — winning the contest. The next year he won again. The year after that, he won again. Across the 1985-1987 sweep, David Ryan's compounded return was 1,379%, three U.S. Investing C…
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David Ryan won the U.S. Investing Championship three years in a row — 1985, 1986, and 1987 — with a compounded return of approximately 1,379%. The 1985 result alone was 161%. He is the only competitor to win the USIC in three consecutive years.
Ryan was a 17-year protégé of William O'Neil, founder of Investor's Business Daily and the CAN SLIM growth-stock methodology. After his championship run, Ryan founded Ryan Capital Management in 1998. He is featured in Jack Schwager's "Market Wizards" as an example of strict discipline applied to growth stocks: small position sizing, tight stops, and willingness to be in cash when no qualified setup is available.
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