Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings
Book description
Widely respected and admired, Philip Fisher is among the most influential investors of all time. His investment philosophies, introduced almost forty years ago, are not only studied and applied by today's financiers and investors, but are also regarded by many as gospel. This book is invaluable reading and has been…
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1 author picked Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
There are in general two approaches to accumulating wealth in the stock market. One is to time the market, buying stocks when they are cheap, and selling when they are expensive. The other is to find outstanding companies and hold them for the long term. Fisher prefers the latter. He recommends that investors should focus on finding stocks that have the highest profit compared to risk. The public often misinterprets this as meaning stocks that are the most undervalued, rather than those with prospects for the highest growth for the longest duration. High growth over many years outweighs the advantages…
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