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  • By: Peter Lynch
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One Up On Wall Street

By: Peter Lynch
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Summary

Peter Lynch, one of the most successful investors of all time, shows you how to use what you already know to make money in the market. You'll discover why smart money is not so smart - and why you may be a better stock picker than the pros, how to follow your hunches and back them up with facts, how to disregard reports on the economy and pick your own time to buy and sell, and how to determine which types of stocks are right for you. Lynch is the former manager of the $9 billion Fidelity Magellan Fund, where he earned investors a $190,000 return on a $10,000 investment.
©1989 Peter Lynch, All Rights Reserved (P)1989 Simon & Schuster Inc., All Rights Reserved, Sound Ideas is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division Simon & Schuster Inc.

Critic reviews

"...one of the greatest investors to ever buy stock." ( Barron's Financial Weekly)
"All investors would do well to heed this advice." ( Wall Street Journal)
"The #1 Money Manager!" ( Time)

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Some good ideas!

This book is a sequel to Lynch's "Earn and Learn" Where he introduced the basics of the stock market and what the numbers all mean. Here he takes the theory a little further in search of what he calls a "ten bagger" a stock that will return your purchase price 10-fold.

Lynch describes how the average individual can spot things that could take Wall St months if not years to find. He uses a theory similiar to Warren Buffetts "circle of confidence"... only invest in stocks where you have an insight into the business. He uses the example of Dunkin Donuts as his example. He drank the coffee... like it, ate the donuts, liked them and saw more stores opening in the area. This set him out to find more information on the company until he finally invested. This is one of his theories on how the average investor can "beat the street". He states that this type of research is just as good if not better than listening to the analysts and investing in stocks which you have no idea about. He claims investing in stocks in which people know nothing about is something that Wall st. often does to make a quick profit as prices rise on a hot stock. Lynch warns against this due to it's dangers and stockbroker commission, stating it's not feasible for an individual investor.

Lynch admits that this type of investing can certainly be dangerous as it's a speculative investment as opposed to investing into companies with long term history of increasing dividends and increasing profits. Yet some aspects of his theory need more research as they can sometimes glorify the profits but not give a full and clear idea of the risks.

This book is good for giving ideas on how to go about looking for the "10 baggers" as lynch calls them and there certainly have been many people to make money from this type of investment, however, I would suggest that you read some other titles on the subject. Such as " The new buffettology" by Mary Buffett and the "intelligent investor" by Graham

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A classic but is looking dated now

What did you like best about One Up On Wall Street? What did you like least?

This has some valuable advice, but if you have read/listened to similar books you will have heard much of it quoted elsewhere even if it originated from Pete Lynch.This was recorded as a cassette and half way through tells you to turn over the tape.

What was one of the most memorable moments of One Up On Wall Street?

Don't waste your time on Contracts and Options.The list of things to look for when choosing a share is useful.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The introduction to each chapter with a different narrator is useful, though the production is dated.

Was One Up On Wall Street worth the listening time?

This is a short book and was over too quickly. Worth a listen but not the best value for using your Audible monthly membership credits.

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Packed full of investing advice

This books gives actionable and tangible investing advice for the investor. Fantastic for the beginner and advanced alike. A must read.

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Not sure who this is for?

This books doesn’t go deep enough in depth of all the risks of investing for beginners. It simplifies things too much in my opinion, creating a false sense of safety for amateur investors.

And it is not insightful enough for experienced investors.

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Timeless wisdom

Great lessons are simple.
This book is full of simple instructions about investing and stock picking. In a world where too much information is available for every thing imaginable, this book remains the north star.

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highly relevant in today's financial markets

i still find relevant after 25 yesrs!,A true self made person with great common sense

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great starter bookspot on

top position for anyone starting with share trading. There are worda of wisdom that you just cannot place money value on, very good listen.

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A bit out of date and out of touch with modern investing.

it is still a classic, with sage advice, but a bit out of date. Talking about his views on stock investing is great, but there have been technical advancements in finance. still a good book though

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Still a great book for new investors!

This book is almost a quarter century old, yet the wisdom is timeless for new investors. Of course some examples may be slightly outdated, but a lot of the investing advice remains relevant today.

In glad Peter was narrating, he kept me well engaged. This isn’t too technical of a book, so is more of a foundation than a comprehensive guide, but it is easy to absorb the lessons Peter is giving. Would recommend.

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Great Listen very insightful

Great insight into the views of one of the trading greats. Stands the test of time what was relevant then is very much relevant
today. Great listen.

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