The Zulu Principle
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The Zulu Principle, subtitled Making Extraordinary Profits from Ordinary Shares, is an investment guide written by English accountant and investor Jim Slater, first published by Orion
in 1992. Slater named his approach to investment when he observed that after reading a short article on Zulus in the Reader's Digest
his wife was better informed on the subject than he himself was. He went on to consider that if his wife read all the books she could find on the subject of Zulus, coupled with a visit to South Africa to meet them for herself, then in a relatively short period of time she could become one of the leading authorities on that "clearly defined and narrow area of knowledge". However, the term "Zulu Principle", the idea that is easy to become an expert in any sufficiently narrow subject area, had been used in the manufacturing industry for at least 10 years before the publication of Slater's book.
Orion Publishing Group
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in 1992. Slater named his approach to investment when he observed that after reading a short article on Zulus in the Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is a general interest family magazine, published ten times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace...
his wife was better informed on the subject than he himself was. He went on to consider that if his wife read all the books she could find on the subject of Zulus, coupled with a visit to South Africa to meet them for herself, then in a relatively short period of time she could become one of the leading authorities on that "clearly defined and narrow area of knowledge". However, the term "Zulu Principle", the idea that is easy to become an expert in any sufficiently narrow subject area, had been used in the manufacturing industry for at least 10 years before the publication of Slater's book.