Superperformance Stocks: An Investment Strategy for the Individual Investor Based On the 4-year Political Cycle

Superperformance Stocks by Richard S. Love is a profound guide that combines political cycles, market psychology, and fundamental analysis into one of the most powerful stock selection frameworks ever created for individual investors. First published in the 1970s, this book offers an enduring investment philosophy rooted in the 4-year U.S. political cycle, showing how stock price behavior often aligns with governmental policies and economic patterns driven by elections.

Love introduces the term “superperformance stocks”—companies that outperform the market by wide margins—and meticulously outlines how to identify them early. His analysis is data-driven, historically rich, and infused with behavioral and macroeconomic insights that are rarely found in a single resource.

This isn’t just a book on stock picking—it’s a blueprint for strategic investing, built on timing, risk control, and understanding the cycles that drive investor behavior.

✅ What You’ll Learn:

• How U.S. presidential cycles influence stock market trends
• Key economic and political indicators that precede bull markets
• The 4-year political cycle and its impact on timing stock purchases and sales
• Characteristics and financial traits of superperformance stocks
• Methods to screen for low-risk, high-growth stocks before they explode
• How sponsorship, volatility, earnings surprises, and P/E ratios signal future outperformance

💡 Key Benefits:

• Learn how to align your investment decisions with macroeconomic and political timing
• Identify explosive stocks using historically tested criteria
• Understand how stock prices reflect government policy, sentiment, and institutional behavior
• Use real historical examples of top-performing stocks to validate your strategy
• A perfect blend of growth investing, technical cycles, and macro trends

👤 Who This Book Is For:

• Individual investors seeking an edge over institutional herd mentality
• Intermediate to advanced traders who want a strategic macro framework
• Students of economic history and stock market behavior
• Those interested in market cycles, sentiment, and political influence on stocks
• Anyone looking to build a disciplined, repeatable investing strategy

📚 Table of Contents:

Part I: The Search for a Strategy

• 1.Buy to Keep or Buy to Sell?
• 2.Cyclical vs. Buy-and-Hold Approaches
• 3.Political Climate and Institutional Shifts

Part II: When to Buy Stocks

• 4. Business Cycles and Government Policy
• 5. The 4-Year Political Cycle
• 6. Timing Market Lows with Washington Policy Signals

Part III: What Stocks to Buy

• 7. Traits of Superperformance Stocks
• 8. Volatility, Sponsorship, and Earnings Momentum
• 9. Identifying Turnaround and Growth Companies
• 10. Expandable P/E Ratios and Institutional Trends

Part IV: When to Sell

• 11. The Rhythm of Selling and Market Declines
• 12. Short-Selling Strategies

Part V: The Strategy for Success

• 13. Practical Applications, Sources of Information
• 14. Key Principles to Remember
• 15. Appendices with Historical Superperformance Stock Lists