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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 332
EAN: 9780471445500
ISBN: 0471445509
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: September 04, 2003
Publisher: Wiley
Sales Rank: 4653
Studio: Wiley
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Critical Praise for Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings
'You will find lots of jewels in these pages that may do as much for you as they have for me.'
–– Kenneth L. Fisher
'I sought out Phil Fisher after reading his Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings. When I met him, I was as impressed by the man as by his ideas. A thorough understanding of the business, obtained by using Phil’s techniques . . . enables one to make intelligent investment commitments.'
–– Warren Buffett
'Little known to the public, rarely interviewed, and accepting few clients, Philip Fisher is nevertheless read and studied by most thoughtful investment professionals . . . everyone will profit from pondering–as Warren Buffett has done–the investment principles Fisher espouses.'
–– James W. Michaels
former editor, Forbes
'My own copy [of Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings] has underlinings and marginal thoughts throughout.'
–– John Train
author of Dance of the Money Bees
Updated features include a new Preface and Introduction from Kenneth L. Fisher
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 finance professionals, but are also regarded by many as gospel. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings reveals these timeless philosophies.
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Rating:  - Good Points but Too Damn Boring
Common stocks and uncommon profits explained in a very common sense. I am sure back in the 50's the "15 points" explained in this book was a great deal but now in 2000's it has very little value although the points are still perfectly valid. My biggest problem with this book was ,however, that it was too boring to read. The sentences were too long (3-4 lines) all connected with "by which", "in which" etc. I couldn't read more then 3 pages at a time. I often said "come on cut to the chase!" while ... Read More
Rating:  - Great Book for Long-term Investors
This book makes me want to finish up any other project I'm currently working on so I can spend my free time finding good investments.Excellent book, not to mention it's recommended by Warren Buffett.
I was disappointed, however, that there wasn't an Unabridged Audio CD version.And the reader of the abridged audio CD is rather boring, but overall I'm very glad I found this book.
Rating: - The philosophy of long-term investing.
This is an outstanding outline of the philosophy for long-term investing. The text is somewhat abstract and difficult to read at times, but it is very insightful and well worth the effort. I generally prefer this book over Ben Graham's work.
Rating:  - A disappointment to say the least
I had read other reviews of this book that gave it high marks.I have no idea why.The book is nothing but generalities or suggestions the average investor can not use. For example, his point 10 in evaluating a company is: How good are the company's cost analysis and accounting controls?Then he goes on to say that the average investor has no idea.Brilliant! If you want to read a good book, get "The Intelligent Investor" by Benjemin Graham instead. Leave this one on the shelf.
Rating:  - Absolutely"boring"
I bought this book on the belief it could be helpful since it is widely acclaimed, but I discovered that is far from being an "investor's bible"
First. It spend too many pages (about 30 or more) in "Family stories and affairs" that is a pure "torture" and absolutely useless to the reader eager to learn about investement strategies...This could be good maybe on a Fisher Bio book, but not here...I bet that while you are reading this part you will end up doing exactly like me...just skipping ... Read More
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