Peter Lynch recently did a great interview with Barron’s in which he provided some great insights into what characterizes a great company, understanding the company’s story, and buying stocks that are in the second innings of the ballgame. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Barron’s: What are your insights since retiring … Read More
Peter Lynch: Lessons From An Investing Legend
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
Peter Lynch: 13 Filters For Finding The Perfect Stock
One of our favorite investing books is – One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch – It’s an investment classic! In Chapter Eight, Lynch provides thirteen filters for finding the perfect stock saying: Getting the story on a company is a lot easier if you understand the basic business. That’s … Read More
Peter Lynch: 27 Timeless Investing Lessons
We’ve just been re-reading Peter Lynch’s classic book – One Up On Wall Street. In it, Lynch provides 27 timeless investing lessons. Here’s an excerpt from the book: Sometime in the next month, year, or three years, the market will decline sharply Market declines are great opportunities to buy stocks in … Read More
Peter Lynch: Even The Great Investors Need A Little Bit Of Luck
Here’s a great interview with value investing legend Peter Lynch in which he discusses how he made his first stock pick a 10-Bagger. This illustrates the point that all investors, even the great ones, need a little bit of luck, in terms of timing. Here’s an excerpt from that interview: … Read More
Lynch & Munger – Becoming A Better Investor Requires Thinking Outside Of Investing
A lot of investors believe that the more you can learn about investing and investing techniques the better you will be as an investor. A typical value investor might spend time studying the fundamental assumptions and approaches to value investing, techniques for assessing fundamental value – balance sheet and earnings … Read More
Superinvestors Agree That Business Schools Don’t Make You A Better Investor
While a lot of investors believe that a good finance course at one of the world’s most prestigious business schools is a sure-fire way to becoming a better investor, it seems that some of the greatest investors disagree. Here’s what Buffett, Munger, Greenblatt, Pabrai, and Lynch have to say about … Read More
4 Of The Greatest Investing Lessons From Peter Lynch
One of my favorite Peter Lynch interviews is one he did with PBS. Lynch ran Fidelity’s Magellan Fund for thirteen years (1977-1990). In that period Lynch he averaged a 29.2% annual return, consistently more than doubling the S&P 500 market index and making it the best performing mutual fund in the … Read More
Peter Lynch – In Investing The Person That Turns Over The Most Rocks Wins The Game
One of my favorite all time investors is Peter Lynch. As the manager of the Magellan Fund at Fidelity Investments between 1977 and 1990, Lynch averaged a 29.2% annual return, consistently more than doubling the S&P 500 market index and making it the best performing mutual fund in the world. During his tenure, assets under management increased from $18 … Read More
How Can Average Investors Make Money In The Stock Market – Peter Lynch (Classic Video)
Peter Lynch is one of the greatest investors of all time. Lynch managed the Fidelity Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990, during which time the fund’s assets grew from $20 million to $14 billion. More importantly, Lynch reportedly beat the S&P 500 Index benchmark in 11 of those 13 years, … Read More