The Coffee Can Investor: A Stock-Picker's Journey to Build Generational Wealth
Neeraj Khemlani
Apr 2026 · Columbia University Press
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What would happen if you bought a handful of stocks and then left them alone for some time, like stashing valuables in a coffee can? If you picked the right ones, you might wake up one day with life-changing wealth.
Neeraj Khemlani introduces readers to this investing philosophy through the eye-opening story of a portfolio manager who has put it into practice. Matt Ankrum researched 100-baggers—stocks that have multiplied in value a hundred times over multiple decades—looking for what they have in common. Drawing on these clues, he hunts down and buys shares in what he thinks are tomorrow’s breakout companies, planning to gift his children a coffee can portfolio that could someday be worth half a billion dollars.
The Coffee Can Investor shares Ankrum’s process for identifying companies that can stand the test of time, as well as his stock picks. It explores the principles of long-term investing, emphasizing the power of compounding and why it pays to be patient. This book details the qualitative and quantitative aspects of 100-baggers, revealing that a surprising share are business-to-business companies, not just the business-to-consumer companies that typically grab headlines. Khemlani also recounts his own decision to make a coffee can of investments for his kids.
Engaging and fast-paced, this book is for anyone who wants to invest in enduring companies for the long term.
Neeraj Khemlani introduces readers to this investing philosophy through the eye-opening story of a portfolio manager who has put it into practice. Matt Ankrum researched 100-baggers—stocks that have multiplied in value a hundred times over multiple decades—looking for what they have in common. Drawing on these clues, he hunts down and buys shares in what he thinks are tomorrow’s breakout companies, planning to gift his children a coffee can portfolio that could someday be worth half a billion dollars.
The Coffee Can Investor shares Ankrum’s process for identifying companies that can stand the test of time, as well as his stock picks. It explores the principles of long-term investing, emphasizing the power of compounding and why it pays to be patient. This book details the qualitative and quantitative aspects of 100-baggers, revealing that a surprising share are business-to-business companies, not just the business-to-consumer companies that typically grab headlines. Khemlani also recounts his own decision to make a coffee can of investments for his kids.
Engaging and fast-paced, this book is for anyone who wants to invest in enduring companies for the long term.
What would happen if you bought a handful of stocks and then left them alone for some time, like stashing valuables in a coffee can? If you picked the right ones, you might wake up one day with life-changing wealth.
Neeraj Khemlani introduces readers to this investing philosophy through the eye-...
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About the author
Neeraj Khemlani is a veteran media executive and the former president and cohead of CBS News and Stations. He has also served in senior roles at Hearst and Yahoo! News and Finance, and has produced award-winning stories for 60 Minutes and ABC News.
Neeraj Khemlani is a veteran media executive and the former president and cohead of CBS News and Stations. He has also served in senior roles at Hearst and Yahoo! News and Finance, and has produced award-winning stories for 60 Minutes and ABC News.
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