One Up On Wall Street, Peter Lynch
One Up On Wall Street, Peter Lynch
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One Up On Wall Street
How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market

Author: Peter Lynch

Narrator: Peter Lynch

Abridged: 2 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/1989


Synopsis

More than one million copies have been sold of this seminal book on investing in which legendary mutual-fund manager Peter Lynch explains the advantages that average investors have over professionals and how they can use these advantages to achieve financial success.

America’s most successful money manager tells how average investors can beat the pros by using what they know. According to Lynch, investment opportunities are everywhere. From the supermarket to the workplace, we encounter products and services all day long. By paying attention to the best ones, we can find companies in which to invest before the professional analysts discover them. When investors get in early, they can find the “tenbaggers,” the stocks that appreciate tenfold from the initial investment. A few tenbaggers will turn an average stock portfolio into a star performer.

Lynch offers easy-to-follow advice for sorting out the long shots from the no-shots by reviewing a company’s financial statements and knowing which numbers really count. He offers guidelines for investing in cyclical, turnaround, and fast-growing companies.

As long as you invest for the long term, Lynch says, your portfolio can reward you. This timeless advice has made One Up on Wall Street a #1 bestseller and a classic book of investment know-how.

About Peter Lynch

Peter Lynch managed the Fidelity Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990 when it was one of the most successful mutual-funds of all time. He then became a vice chairman at Fidelity and more recently has become a prominent philanthropist particularly active in the Boston area. His books include One Up on Wall Street, Beating the Street, and Learn to Earn (all written with John Rothchild).


Reviews

Goodreads review by Liong on May 25, 2022

I like his quote “But rule one, in my book, is: Stop listening to professionals! The early Greeks used to sit around for days and debate how many teeth a horse has. They thought they could figure it out by just sitting there, instead of checking the horse. In centuries past, people hearing the roost......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on September 12, 2007

dear reader, well, hello! do you like my suit? i like yours! where'd you get it?! well, today i am dressed up like a business man because we are going to be reviewing a real business man's book! yep, you guessed it, you wily little bitch, that business man is the great peter lynch, not to be confused......more

Goodreads review by Massgreen on September 01, 2018

SECTION 1: PREPARING TO INVEST - The average person is exposed to interesting local companies and products years before the professionals. - Look for opportunities that haven't yet been discovered and certified by Wall Street - companies that are "off the radar scope." Remember the Street Lag. - Predic......more

Goodreads review by ScienceOfSuccess on October 19, 2018

One of the most interesting books about long-term investing I've found so far. My favorite quote is "when someone says that 'A' is the new 'B', it usually means that 'A' and 'B' are going down".......more

Goodreads review by George on July 16, 2016

Regular re-read (every 5-10 years) of one of my two favorite investment books. (The other one is by the same author.). Peter Lynch was the greatest mutual fund investor of all time growing his Magellan fund to over $1 billion. His investment style is a combination of growth and value investing, so c......more


Quotes

"All investors would do well to heed this advice."

-- The Wall Street Journal

"The #1 money manager."

-- Time

"A witty, insightful and engaging look at the world of stock picking through the eyes of one of America's premier stock pickers."

-- Joy O. Light, professor of business administration, Harvard University