Peter Lynch Quotes

Peter Lynch Quotes

There are substantial rewards for adopting a regular routine of investing and following it no matter what, and additional rewards for buying more shares when most investors are scared into selling.


The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.


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 could understand, and quickly enough so the fifth grader won't get bored.


In stocks as in romance, ease of divorce is not a sound basis for commitment.


There's no shame in losing money on a stock. Everybody does it. What is shameful is to hold on to a stock, or, worse, to buy more of it, when the fundamentals are deteriorating.


Stock picking can't be reduced to a simple formula or a recipe that guarantees success if strictly adhered to.


A person infatuated with measurement, who has his head stuck in the sand of the balance sheets, is not likely to succeed.


In business, competition is never as healthy as total domination.


Investing is fun, exciting, and dangerous if you don't do any work.


Your investor's edge is not something you get from Wall Street experts. It's something you already have. You can outperform the experts if you use your edge by investing in companies or industries you already understand.