Peter Lynch-top ten investment quotes
Although it’s easy to forget sometimes, a share is not a lottery ticket… it’s part-ownership of a business.
Peter Lynch
The list of qualities [an investor ought to have] include patience, self-reliance, common sense, a tolerance for pain, open-mindedness, detachment, persistence, humility, flexibility, a willingness to do independent research, an equal willingness to admit mistakes, and the ability to ignore general panic.
Peter Lynch
Never invest in any idea you can’t illustrate with a crayon.
Peter Lynch
Everyone has the brainpower to follow the stock market. If you made it through fifth-grade math, you can do it.
Peter Lynch
Go for a business that any idiot can run – because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it.
Peter Lynch
I’ve found that when the market’s going down and you buy funds wisely, at some point in the future you will be happy. You won’t get there by reading “Now is the time to buy”.
Peter Lynch
I got positive feelings when I saw that Taco Bell’s headquarters was stuck behind a bowling alley. When I saw those executives operating out of that grim little bunker, I was thrilled. Obviously they weren’t wasting money on landscaping the office.
Peter Lynch
The person that turns over the most rocks wins the game. And that’s always been my philosophy.
Peter Lynch
When stocks are attractive, you buy them. Sure, they can go lower. I’ve bought stocks at $12 that went to $2, but then they later went to $30. You just don’t know when you can find the bottom.
Peter Lynch
The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.
Peter Lynch
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