Spend at least as much time researching a stock as you would choosing a refrigerator. — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
The basic story remains simple and never-ending. Stocks aren't lottery tickets. There's a company attached to every share. — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
If you have the stomach for stocks, but neither the time nor the inclination to do the homework, invest in equity mutual… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
There are substantial rewards for adopting a regular routine of investing and following it no matter what, and additional rewards for buying… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
I've always said, the key organ here isn't the brain, it's the stomach. When things start to decline - there are bad… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
As I look back on it now, it's obvious that studying history and philosophy was much better preparation for the stock market… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
There's a company behind every stock and a reason companies - and their stocks - perform the way they do. — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
If you spend more than 13 minutes analyzing economic and market forecasts, you've wasted 10 minutes — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
There's no use diversifying into unknown companies just for the sake of diversity. A foolish diversity is the hobgoblin of small investors.… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
In our society, it's been the men who've handled most of the finances, and the women who've stood by and watched men… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Well, I think the secret is if you have a lot of stocks, some will do mediocre, some will do okay, and… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
The list of qualities (an investor should have) include patience, self-reliance, common sense, a tolerance for pain, open-mindedness, detachment, persistence, humility, flexibility,… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
During the Gold Rush, most would-be miners lost money, but people who sold them picks, shovels, tents and blue-jeans (Levi Strauss) made… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Thousands of experts study overbought indicators, oversold indicators, head-and-shoulder patterns, put-call ratios, the Fed's policy on money supply, foreign investment, the movement… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
I'm always fully invested. It's a great feeling to be caught with your pants up. — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
In stocks as in romance, ease of divorce is not a sound basis for commitment. — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
People who want to know how stocks fared on any given day ask, "Where did the Dow close?" I'm more interested in… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
The worst thing you can do is invest in companies you know nothing about. Unfortunately, buying stocks on ignorance is still a… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in corrections… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Imagine if you borrowed your parents' car without permission and ran it into a tree, how much better you'd feel if you… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
“The old Wall Street adage "never invest in anything that eats or needs repairs" may apply to racehorses, but it's malarkey when it comes… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
I think you have to learn that there's a company behind every stock, and that there's only one real reason why stocks go up.… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
If you're prepared to invest in a company, then you ought to be able to explain why in simple language that a fifth grader… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
“In other words, I continue to think like an amateur as frequently as possible. GOING IT ALONE” — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Absent a lot of surprises, stocks are relatively predictable over twenty years. As to whether they're going to be higher or lower in two… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
A lot of people got in at the wrong time. A lot of people did very well and some people said, "This is it.… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
All you need for a lifetime of successful investing is a few big winners, and the pluses from those will overwhelm the minuses from… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Owning stocks is like having children - don't get involved with more than you can handle. — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
