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In his 1994 article titled – What do the great successes of the past 20 years tell us? It’s the company, stupid, Peter Lynch provides some great illustrations of what happens when investors ignore entire categories of companies. Here’s an excerpt from the article: Lynch: Investors who put on blinders … Read More

In his book – Learn to Earn, Peter Lynch discusses why you should invest in small-cap stocks instead of large-cap. Here’s an excerpt from the book: Over time, it’s been more profitable to invest, in small companies than in large companies. The successful small companies of today will become the … Read More

In his book – One Up On Wall Street, Peter Lynch discusses how 10-baggers are in plain sight, but for some reason investors like to invest in companies and industries they know little about. Here’s an excerpt from the book: Can’t think of any such opportunity in your own life? … Read More

In his book Learn to Earn, Peter Lynch recommends investing over the long term like a ‘dumb mule’ to achieve maximum results. Here’s an excerpt from the book: Twenty years or longer is the right time frame. That’s long enough for stocks to rebound from the nastiest corrections on record, … Read More

In his book – Learn to Earn, Peter Lynch discusses why more money has been lost by investors trying to time corrections than has been lost in all corrections combined. Here’s an excerpt from the book: It’s natural that we should try to take action to protect ourselves from bear … Read More

At last week’s MIT Sloan Annual Investment Conference, Barry Ritholz had a opportunity to have a fireside chat with investing legend Peter Lynch. During the conversation Lynch spoke about when is the right time to buy. Here is a excerpt from that conversation: Lynch: “When things go from crappy to … Read More

Some years ago, Peter Lynch did a great interview with PBS in which he discussed a number of topics including his investing strategy, the success of Fidelity’s Magellan Fund, and his thoughts on the time spent on predictions and economics. Here’s an excerpt from that interview: Q: The beginning of … Read More

In his interview with PBS, Peter Lynch provided a number of great insights into his successful investing approach including why your stomach is more important than your brain in investing. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: The market itself is very volatile. We’ve had 95 years completed this century. We’re … Read More

Firstly a big H/T to The Dividend Growth Investor for sharing this awesome collection of articles written by Peter Lynch for Worth Magazine in the 1990’s. They’re a must read for all investors. There’s one article in particular which provides some great insights into how amateur investors suffer from an … Read More

Here’s a great short video with legendary investor Peter Lynch providing some great insights into how to deal with a falling stock price. Here’s an excerpt from the presentation: Lynch: This is the problem that people have is they sell stocks because they didn’t know why they bought it. Then … Read More

Here’s a recent interview that Peter Lynch did at Fidelity in which he discusses a number of insightful investing lessons: When Peter Lynch began work at Fidelity 50 years ago, you could buy lunch for less than a dollar, you had to wait for the mail to read an annual … Read More