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Fundamental analysis · Intermediate

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits

Philip Fisher

Focuses on judging management quality and durability rather than the balance sheet alone — the qualitative half of fundamental analysis.

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First published
2000
Length
4 pages
ISBN
9781560150411

The highlights

What this book actually gives you, in short.

  • 1

    Argues the biggest returns come from holding a few outstanding companies for a very long time.

  • 2

    Gives a checklist for judging management, R&D and sales organisation — the things numbers do not show.

  • 3

    Introduces the scuttlebutt method: ask customers, suppliers and competitors before you trust the accounts.

At a glance

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  • First published in 2000.
  • About 4 pages.
  • No online copy — you would need to buy it or find a library.

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