Philip Arthur Fisher

I had made what I believe was one of the more valuable decisions of my business life. This was to confine all…

— Philip Arthur Fisher

Of one thing the investor can be certain: A large company's need to bring in a new chief executive from the outside…

— Philip Arthur Fisher

If the growth rate is so good that in another ten years the company might well have quadrupled, is it really of…

— Philip Arthur Fisher

History has shown that in every age and in every field of human knowledge, many of the views which almost everyone accepted…

— Philip Arthur Fisher

The successful investor is usually an individual who is inherently interested in business problems.

— Philip Arthur Fisher

Practical investors usually learn their problem is finding enough outstanding investments, rather than choosing among too many.

— Philip Arthur Fisher

I remember my sense of shock some half-dozen years ago when I read a recommendation to sell shares of a company ...…

— Philip Arthur Fisher

Be extra careful when buying into companies and industries that are the current darlings of the financial community.

— Philip Arthur Fisher

My mistake was to project my skill beyond the limits of experience. I began investing outside the industries which I believe I…

— Philip Arthur Fisher