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Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings by Philip A. Fisher
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    • Product code: 16231
    • ISBN: 0471445509, ISBN13: 9780471445500, 320 pages, paperback
      Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc in 2003
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    Description of Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings

    Widely respected and admired, Philip Fisher is among the most influential investors of all time. His investment philosophies, introduced almost forty years ago, are not only studied and applied by today's financiers and investors, but are also regarded by many as gospel. This book is invaluable reading and has been since it was first published in 1958. The updated paperback 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. "I sought out Phil Fisher after reading his "Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits"...A thorough understanding of the business, obtained by using Phil's techniques...enables one to make intelligent investment commitments." - Warren Buffet.

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    • One of the books that most influenced Buffett as a young man setting out to learn about the craft of stock market investment. Elegantly written, it still reads well, despite being written nearly 50 years ago.
      R L Harvey

    Contents of Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings

    Preface: What I Learned from My Father's Writings (Kenneth L. Fisher)

    Introduction by Kenneth L. Fisher

    PART ONE: COMMON STOCKS AND UNCOMMON PROFITS

    Preface

    1. Clues from the Past
    2. What "Scuttlebutt" Can Do
    3. What to Buy:The Fifteen Points to Look for in a Common Stock
    4. What to Buy: Applying This to Your Own Needs
    5. When to Buy
    6. When to Sell: And When Not To
    7. The Hullabaloo about Dividends
    8. Five Don'ts for Investors
    9. Five More Don'ts for Investors
    10. How I Go about Finding a Growth Stock
    11. Summary and Conclusion


    PART TWO: CONSERVATIVE INVESTORS SLEEP WELL

    Epigraph
    Introduction

    1. The First Dimension of a Conservative Investment
    2. The Second Dimension
    3. The Third Dimension
    4. The Fourth Dimension
    5. More about the Fourth Dimension
    6. Still More about the Fourth Dimension


    PART THREE: DEVELOPING AN INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY

    Dedication to Frank E. Block

    1. Origins of a Philosophy
    The Birth of Interest
    Formative Experiences
    First Lessons in the School of Experience
    Building the Basics
    The Great Bear Market
    A Chance to Do My Thing
    From Disaster, Opportunity Springs
    A Foundation Is Formed

    2. Learning from Experience
    Food Machinery as an Investment Opportunity
    Zigging and Zagging
    Contrary, but Correct
    Patience and Performance
    To Every Rule,There Are Exceptions . . . But Not Many
    An Experiment with Market Timing
    Reaching for Price, Foregoing Opportunity

    3. The Philosophy Matures
    E Pluribus Unum
    History versus Opportunity
    Lessons from the Vintage Years
    Do Few Things Well
    Stay or Sell in Anticipation of Possible Market Downturns?
    In and Out May Be Out of the Money
    The Long Shadow of Dividends

    4. Is the Market Efficient?
    The Fallacy of the Efficient Market
    The Raychem Corporation
    Raychem, Dashed Expectations, and the Crash
    Raychem and the Efficient Market
    Conclusion

    Appendix: Key Factors in Evaluating Promising Firms
    Functional Factors
    People Factors
    Business Characteristics
    Index

    About Philip A. Fisher

    Philip A. Fisher began his career as a securities analyst in 1928 and founded Fisher & Company, an investment counseling business, in 1931. He is known as one of the pioneers of modern investment theory. Kenneth L. Fisher writes the "Portfolio Strategy" column for Forbes magazine and serves as Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Fisher Investments, Inc., a firm that manages financial assets for institutions and high-net-worth individuals around the world.

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