
Peter Lynch Portfolio September 2023
The Free Peter Lynch Portfolio for September has some new names… let’s take a look at this month’s entrants: A quick glance at Magic Software’s (MGIC) key […]
The Free Peter Lynch Portfolio for September has some new names… let’s take a look at this month’s entrants: A quick glance at Magic Software’s (MGIC) key […]
As I write this oil is rising again with WTI crude nearing $89/barrel. Oil producers make more money as prices rise. Here are a few […]
You’re probably aware of the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment by Walter Mischel. In a room, he would present a kid with a marshmallow. He told them they would […]
My best friend and I were drinking beers the other night. He told me about saving for his kids university tuition. His wife and him […]
When company’s are growing at over 40% usually it’s a tech stock that’s being touted as the next big thing by famous investors like Cathie […]
In One Up on Wall Street, Peter Lynch describes spinoffs as having great potential for being successful investments. A few of the qualities he likes […]
I thought I’d take a quick look at how the Free Peter Lynch Portfolio was doing so far this year. Six months in and the […]
The Free Peter Lynch Portfolio, has a few new names in June. Some, like Boise Cascade, we’ve seen before. However, companies like Brasilagro – Cia Bras […]
In the first quarter of 2023 Michael Burry bought New York Community Bancorp Inc (NYCB), Capital One Financial Corp (COF), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), […]
Peter Lynch put stocks into one of six categories. According to Lynch, “Fast Growers” were the types of stocks where you might see gains in […]
Here’s the update for the model Peter Lynch Portfolio for May 2023. There’s a few new names on the list. There’s a few names that […]
I’m not sure and I even know the guy who created Ripple. The internet is filled with stories of ordinary Joe’s who got rich buying […]
I don’t have to because I did. It’s true. I bought Netflix in 2004. However, this isn’t my “rags to riches” story. Why? Because I […]
I’ve been investing for myself for awhile and one thing I’ve learned is that there’s essentially two paths you can take. The first path is […]
Nick Sleep is no James Bond but his investment letters are actually entertaining! Yes, it’s true. The Nick Sleep letters are packed with wisdom. Plus, […]
In One Up on Wall Street, there’s a chapter dedicated to six types of Stocks to Avoid. Today I wanted to look at what Lynch […]
In One Up on Wall Street, there’s a chapter dedicated to six types of Stocks to Avoid. One of them is “Beware the Next Something.” […]
In Chapter 9 of One Up on Wall Street, Lynch talks about stocks he’d avoid. There are six altogether. Pssst… Check this out!Personally, I’ve done […]
It’s November 2022 and Bitcoin investors are suffering. One year ago Bitcoin traded at $67,616.02 USD. Today it trades at $15,742.44. The skepticism around Bitcoin […]
This is a question I’ve been asking myself lately. I’ve seen many people make this comment on #FinTwit, especially when it comes to energy stocks. […]
What happened to the best performing index in the S&P 500 over the last month? The S&P GSCI is down over 15% and the TSX […]
It’s May 9, 2022 and the stock market is… crashing? The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped -2% and the Nasdaq about -4%. Over the […]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about inflation. It’s a hot topic. I figured it would be a good idea to get […]
Anyone who has lived in the western world in the last 20 years has heard of Chipotle Mexican Grill. The restaurant chain with 3000 locations […]
There’s a chapter in One Up on Wall Street where Lynch describes stocks he’d avoid. Among them is the whisper stock. This is the stock […]
One of the best things about Lynch’s book One Up on Wall Street is that it undoes the myth that successful investors need special training […]
As I’m writing this people are concerned about inflation. Inflation is that event that makes everything more expensive. Businesses don’t like inflation because it chews […]
When Lynch said, “invest in what you know” I think he meant it as a suggestion for how to front-run the typical Wall Street analyst. […]
When people who work for a company buy their own stock, it’s worth noting. At the time of this writing, I’m looking at a company […]
When I first started investing after reading One Up on Wall Street, one of the things that I noticed was how the story behind a […]
If you read books on investing like One Up on Wall Street you’ll hear about diversification. Peter Lynch has expressed his dislike of companies who […]
People are always trying to predict the future. Wall Street professionals love sharing their predictions. You’ll hear Wall Street professionals and economists make predictions about […]
If you’re like me you probably don’t have a lot of extra time to spend researching stocks. There are thousands of stocks to choose from. […]
The next chapter in the Nick Sleep letters, he talks about investing in Weetabix and Lucent. However, there are some interesting points he makes before […]
There are some excellent insights in the third chapter of Sleep’s letters. Sleep talks about investing in Stagecoach and Costco. With Stagecoach he highlights how […]
I believe that there’s a lot of wisdom for investors that comes from listening to the recommendations of great investors like Charlie Munger. Here are […]
The idea that a person with no background in economics, business or finance can make money investing seems crazy. However, I am proof that it […]
I had a friend of mine ask this question. It’s a great question because when you start to think about it, it forces you to […]
The second chapter of the Nick Sleep letters is good. In it he discusses two investments, Monsanto and Xerox. He also gives us a book […]
It’s a pretty sensational headline – I know. However, I want to get you thinking about a simple formula for wealth creation called compounding. I’m […]
Yeah, it happens. For some investors that amount would seem insignificant but for guys like me, it’s a lot of money. One of the hardest […]
It’s interesting to see how successful investors like Nick Sleep think through their analysis for investing. At the very outset, he states his higher-level rules […]
If you’re interested in making money in the stock market, investing in cyclicals can be a great way to do it. Last year when the […]
A simple rule for making money in the stock market that I’ve learned over the years is to buy good companies when they’re down. In […]
If you’ve ever read One Up on Wall Street, you’ll know how Peter Lynch talks about cyclicals being great investments. The trick with cyclicals is […]
I saw this interview of Lynch and thought I’d share it. He talks about trying to time the market. Always the straight shooter, he says, […]
It really blows my mind how we don’t learn about accounting in school. I grew up in Canada where we have a pretty good education […]
I started reading the Nick Sleep letters. For those of you who’ve never heard of them, they are letters written to the investors in the […]
This is a great clip from a Berkshire Hathaway annual convention where Buffett talks a little bit about Peter Lynch.
If you’re thinking of doing your own investing, then here’s a few things I’d suggest you do. One, start small. You don’t need to invest […]
As Peter Lynch suggests in One Up on Wall Street, timing is everything in cyclical stocks. In April of 2020, I started selling my tech […]