Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings
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Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings is invaluable reading and has been since it was first published in 1958 and retains the investment wisdom of the original edition and includes the perspectives of the author’s son Ken Fisher, an investment guru in his own right in an expanded preface and introduction
Author’s Introduction:
This book grows on you. I know because it grew on me. It took me about fifteen years to understand Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits. When I first read the book, it made darned little sense. I was eight. It was a waste of the start of a perfectly good summer vacation. Too many big words that required I use a dictionary—ugh. But it was my father’s book, and I was proud of him.
I had heard at school and from neighbors and had read in the local paper that his book was making a big splash. I was told that it was the very first investment book ever to have made the New York Times bestseller list, whatever that meant. I felt it was my absolute duty to read it. So I did, and when completed, I was glad to be finished and free for the summer.
Who knew that I would later go on to found a large investment management firm serving thousands of clients, write my own books, and become the sixth-longest-running columnist in Forbes magazine’s formidable eighty-plus-year history or that I would write numerous annual “Best of the Year” investment book reviews and recommend dozens of books over the decades to readers? And, yes, maybe it helped in route that I could say I’d read my first investment book when I was eight, even if I didn’t understand it.
Contents:
- COMMON STOCKS AND UNCOMMON PROFITS
- CONSERVATIVE INVESTORS SLEEP WELL
- DEVELOPING AN INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings By Philip A. Fisher pdf
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| Pages | 316 |
| Publication Year | 2003 |
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Kyro McClain (verified owner) –
Great read
Marleigh Lim (verified owner) –
Best book I have ever read.❤️ god bless fissure and may him be in peace. Recommend this book to everyone interested in the prober way of investing.
Lana Villa (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this book both for its historical value and for its investment philosophy.
The “15 points” discussed in this book give an idea of what to consider when deciding whether to invest in a business.
Meanwhile, the author’s description of how he does due diligence (or “scuttlebutt”) should impress upon the reader the sheer amount of research that a serious investor can expect to do before making a decision.
Katherine Benjamin (verified owner) –
I Wanted To Improve My Understanding Of The Stock Market And Investment Strategies. This Book Has Done That For Me And So Much More.
Zaire Stevens (verified owner) –
Recommended by Warren Buffett, great investing technique. Not super difficult to read. Skip the intro by the son.
Clay Ponce (verified owner) –
Teaches you the basics of common sense investing. Easy to read book for the experienced investor providing with knowhow and guidelines on how to invest in companies with growth potential without following the herd mentality.
Aileen Lloyd (verified owner) –
Teaches excellent fundamentals for investing. Highly recommend
Elliot Montes (verified owner) –
This is a classic book on investing, that is quite wordy and outdated. The knowledge and examples on this book are timeless, but the only problem is that in some cases it’s outdated. All in all, it worth your time as a classic investment book.
Callahan Meza (verified owner) –
Love this message in this book on managing money
Aubrie Nicholson (verified owner) –
Half way through and this is quite boring and hard to read. I’m a professional investor and mostly read to find one more thing that could give me an edge. So, if I pay $13 for a book that could give me one more skill, I can likely use that to make 100X +. But for a new investor, I’d feel bad for you if you pickup this book. Not easy to read, too much explanation and little practical advice, not straightforward. Stick to something easier.
Rosa Stout (verified owner) –
When Warren Buffet says it’s a must… it’s a must!
Katherine Shaw (verified owner) –
There was a lot of meat in the book on how to properly conduct due diligence before purchasing a stock. There were some portions of book where he mentions speaking with a targets management…probably not likely in today’s world. Will definitely turn to this book now and again for reference.
Rodrigo Reeves (verified owner) –
It’s easy to read the book, and after reading, you will definitely feel that you came out learning and knowing more than before.
Kyson Meza (verified owner) –
I’ve read several great reviews about this book, but I personally found it dry and lacking in depth. There were only a few useful insights, and much of the content felt repetitive.
Cal Stevens (verified owner) –
Fischer formulated a method for growth investing before it was even a commonly used term.
Another classic to understand investing based on company fundamentals. Noteworthy is that he includes specific successes and failures in his stock pickings and explains his thinking behind them to illustrate his sound principles.
Roselyn Wu (verified owner) –
Like it, the book takes time to understand but worthy