One Up on Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money in the Market

Peter Lynch · John Rothchild

Feb 2012 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

A legendary mutual-fund manager explores the advantages average investors have over professionals and how they can use them to achieve financial success.

America’s most successful money manager tells how average investors can beat the pros by using what they know. According to Lynch, investment opportunities are everywhere. From the supermarket to the workplace, we encounter products and services all day long. By paying attention to the best ones, we can find companies in which to invest before the professional analysts discover them. When investors get in early, they can find the “tenbaggers,” the stocks that appreciate tenfold from the initial investment. A few tenbaggers will turn an average stock portfolio into a star performer.

Lynch offers easy-to-follow advice for sorting out the long shots from the no-shots by reviewing a company’s financial statements and knowing which numbers really count. He offers guidelines for investing in cyclical, turnaround, and fast-growing companies.

As long as you invest for the long term, Lynch says, your portfolio can reward you. This timeless advice has made One Up on Wall Street a #1 bestseller and a classic book of investment know-how.

Ratings and reviews

(1) FOCUS ON GROWTH &FUTURE EEXPANSION NOT ON SECURITY (2) DUMB MONEY IS DUMB WHEN IT THINKS SMART MONEY CAN PICK BETTER STOCKS (3) FOCUS ON FINANCIALS NOY ONLY PRODUCT YOU CONSUME DELL RISES (1000X FROM 1988 TO 1998) USI ROOM ME INTERNET KAKHARCHA NIKAL GAYA

Nothing but positive things to say about this book -practical, well-paced, and very informative. In fact, it felt less like a book and more like a consultation from a very successful fund manager -which is what I suspect Lynch intended for his readers.

Plain English. Straight to the point (well...it starts off slow but gets interesting as you read further). Great important lessons and insights. Highly recommended! Will download the free sample of Beating the Street later.

About the author

Peter Lynch managed the Fidelity Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990 when it was one of the most successful mutual-funds of all time. He then became a vice chairman at Fidelity and more recently has become a prominent philanthropist particularly active in the Boston area. His books include One Up on Wall Street, Beating the Street, and Learn to Earn (all written with John Rothchild).