斯科特•菲利普斯（Scott Phillips）是勞倫鄧普頓資本管理有限責任公司的基金經理和主要負責人。這是一傢兼營傳統投資和非主流投資的資産管理公司。菲利普斯於 2007 年加入該公司，在此之前，他在巴哈馬拿騷（Nassau, Bahamas）綠礁資産管理公司（Green Cay Asset Management）擔任瞭4年的研究分析師和谘詢師，主要為西貝爾斯硬資産基金（Siebels Hard Asset Fund）提供分析，該基金是以硬資産和大宗商品為標的的長期和短期對衝基金。在此之前，菲利普斯供職於 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 公司及其前身，在那裏工作瞭 5年時間，並為機構投資者和基金經理提供有關快速消費品公司的證券分析服務。菲利普斯與勞倫• 鄧普頓於2008年閤著瞭《鄧普頓教你逆嚮投資》（Investing the Templeton Way, McGraw-Hill, 2008）一書。他還是《極度悲觀報告》（The Maximum Pessimism Report）這份投資簡訊的作者，該簡訊每季度發行一次，讀者遍布全球。

“Sir John’s ability to comprehend complex concepts and distill these into money-making ideas for his investors was legendary. With this book, Scott Phillips extends Sir John Templeton’s crystal clear vision to some of tomorrow’s most interesting and powerful money-making opportunities. All readers should be prepared to learn–and profit!” – Jeffrey Everett , Founding Partner, Everkey Global Partners “The brilliant global investing strategy of Sir John Templeton finds new life in Scott Phillips’ Buying at the Point of Maximum Pessimism . With the U.S. in trouble, savvy international investing is a must, and this book shows you the best places to put your money for serious profits ahead.” – Christopher Ruddy , CEO, Newsmax Media, Inc. “In Buying at the Point of Maximum Pessimism , Scott Phillips delivers a road map to investment success traveled by the very few but guaranteed to lead you to enormous profits. The book offers a delightful, common sense approach to investing that unfortunately is not so common.” – Robert P. Miles , author, The Warren Buffett CEO "If you want to mitigate your risks while leveraging your long-term sources for growth, read every page of this book and invest accordingly. In ten or twenty years you will look back and be thankful you did.” – Theodore Roosevelt Malloch , Ph.D., Research Professor, Yale University and CEO, The Roosevelt Group Value Investing for the 2010s! Earn Consistent Long-Term Profits in a Radically New Market Environment Legendary value investor Sir John Templeton knew the secret of earning consistent profits: In times of maximum pessimism, recognize what your long-term opportunities are–and be ready to pounce. This book shows you where today’s long-term opportunities are, so you can earn outsized profits when the “herd” is running away in terror. Lauren Templeton Capital Management’s Scott Phillips identifies six powerful value investing themes for the 2010s: areas of long-term growth that become even more compelling in volatile or bear markets. This is value investing for the 2010s: a set of emerging opportunities you can profit from, while other investors are selling in fear!