I had made what I believe was one of the more valuable decisions of my business life. This was to confine all efforts solely to making major gains in the long-run. — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
My mistake was to project my skill beyond the limits of experience. I began investing outside the industries which I believe I thoroughly understood, in completely different spheres of activity; situations where I did not have comparable background knowledge. — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
I had made what I believe was one of the more valuable decisions of my business life. This was to confine all efforts solely… — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
Of one thing the investor can be certain: A large company's need to bring in a new chief executive from the outside is a… — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
If the growth rate is so good that in another ten years the company might well have quadrupled, is it really of such great… — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
History has shown that in every age and in every field of human knowledge, many of the views which almost everyone accepted as true… — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
The successful investor is usually an individual who is inherently interested in business problems. — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
Practical investors usually learn their problem is finding enough outstanding investments, rather than choosing among too many. — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
I remember my sense of shock some half-dozen years ago when I read a recommendation to sell shares of a company ... The recommendation… — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
Be extra careful when buying into companies and industries that are the current darlings of the financial community. — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
My mistake was to project my skill beyond the limits of experience. I began investing outside the industries which I believe I thoroughly understood,… — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
