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Peter Lynch
American investor, mutual fund manager · United States · Investors · Born 1944 · age 82
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Something wrong?Peter Lynch is an American investor, mutual fund manager, author and philanthropist. 2% annual return, consistently outperforming S&P 500 stock market index and making it the best-performing mutual fund in the world. During his 13-year tenure, assets under management increased from US$18 million to $14 billion.
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There's no point paying Yo-Yo Ma to play a radio.
When somebody says, "Any idiot could run this joint," that's a plus as far as I'm concerned, because sooner or later any idiot probably is going to be running it.
If you don't understand a company, if you can't explain it to a ten-year-old in 2 minutes or less, don't own it.
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Peter Lynch is an American investor, mutual fund manager, author and philanthropist. As the manager of the Magellan Fund at Fidelity Investments between 1977 and 1990, Lynch averaged a 29.2% annual return, consistently outperforming S&P 500 stock market index and making it the best-performing mutual fund in the world. During his 13-year tenure, assets under management increased from US$18 million to $14 billion.
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