Peter Lynch’s secret to wealth: It’s your 'stomach,' not your brain, that determines if you win in the stock market.
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- ✓Legendary investor Peter Lynch said, "In the stock market, the key organ in your body is stomach - not the brain." Speaking in October 1994, he explained that investors often worry about the economy.
- ✓He showed that patience matters more than math when you pick a few good companies.
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- The Economic Times
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- India Economy
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Peter Lynch had managed Fidelity's Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990 with remarkable success. Speaking about what makes a successuful investor, he said that there will always be a worry factor in the stock market but the key is look beyond that and concentrate on a select few promising companies.
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Peter Lynch is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in Wall Street history, having turned Fidelity's Magellan Fund into a market-beating powerhouse through a disciplined approach to stock picking. But his investing philosophy was built on a simple idea: investors do not need to find dozens of winning stocks to build wealth. A handful of good investments, held with conviction, can make a significant difference.
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