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
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
My method for picking stocks has never changed. When businesses go from crappy to semicrappy, there's money to be made. — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Everyone has the brainpower to follow the stock market. If you made it through fifth-grade math, you can do it. — Peter Lynch Copy Share Image
Bargains are the holy grail of the true stockpicker. The fact that 10 to 30 percent of our net worth is lost… — 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
