I can't recall ever once having seen the name of a market timer on Forbes' annual list of the richest people in… — 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… — 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
But my system for over 30 years has been this: When stocks are attractive, you buy them. Sure, they can go lower.… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
If you hope to have more money tomorrow than you have today, you've got to put a chunk of your assets into… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
When management owns stock, then rewarding the shareholders becomes a first priority, whereas when management simply collects a paycheck, then increasing salaries… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
There's no shame in losing money on a stock. Everybody does it. What is shameful is to hold on to a stock,… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
I've found that when the market's going down and you buy funds wisely, at some point in the future you will be… — 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 Rule of 72 is useful in determining how fast money will grow. Take the annual return from any investment, expressed as… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Twenty years in this business convinces me that any normal person using the customary three percent of the brain can pick stocks… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
When people discover they are no good at baseball or hockey, they put away their bats and their skates and they take… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
If you can find a company that can get away with raising prices year after year without losing customers (an addictive product… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
In the long run, a portfolio of well chosen stocks and/or equity mutual funds will always outperform a portfolio of bonds or… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
There seems to be an unwritten rule on Wall Street: If you don't understand it, then put your life savings into it.… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
The stock market really isn't a gamble, as long as you pick good companies that you think will do well, and not… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
When you start to confuse Freddie Mac, Sallie Mae and Fannie Mae with members of your family, and you remember 2,000 stock… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
The most important organ in the body as far as the stock market is concerned is the guts, not the head. Anyone… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Nobody can predict interest rates, the future direction of the economy or the stock market. Dismiss all such forecasts and concentrate on… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
If you're lucky enough to have been rewarded in life to the degree that I have, there comes a point at which… — 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… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Your ultimate success or failure will depend on your ability to ignore the worries of the world long enough to allow your… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
My high-tech aversion caused me to make fun of the typical biotech enterprise: $100 million in cash from selling shares, one hundred… — 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
I talk to hundreds of companies a year and spend hour after hour in heady pow-wows with CEOs, financial analysts and my… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Just because you buy a stock and it goes up does not mean you are right. Just because you buy a stock… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
The S&P is up 343.8 percent for 10 years. That is a four-bagger. The general equity funds are up 283 percent. So… — 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… — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
In the long run, it's not just how much money you make that will determine your future prosperity. It's how much of… — 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
“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
