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.

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

If a picture is worth a thousand words, in business, so is a number.

Peter Lynch

If all the economists in the world were laid end to end, it wouldn’t be a bad thing.

Peter Lynch

If you can follow only one bit of data, follow the earnings – assuming the company in question has earnings. I subscribe to the crusty notion that sooner or later earnings make or break an investment in equities. What the stock price does today, tomorrow, or next week is only a distraction.

Peter Lynch

If you can’t find any companies that you think are attractive, put your money in the bank until you discover some.

Peter Lynch

If you have the stomach for stocks, but neither the time nor the inclination to do the homework, invest in equity mutual funds.

Peter Lynch

If you hope to have more money tomorrow than you have today, you’ve got to put a chunk of your assets into stocks. Sooner or later, a portfolio of stocks or stock mutual funds will turn out to be a lot more valuable than a portfolio of bonds or CDs or money-market funds.

Peter Lynch

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.

Peter Lynch

Improved turnout will give parliament and government the appearance of being more legitimate.

Peter Lynch