Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings by Philip A. Fisher

Description

Considered by many financial legends as a classic, highly-renowned Philip A. Fisher’s “Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings” shares his own trading philosophies that prove that trading moderately and conservatively in the ordinary company stocks can still rake in great profits. With its first issue published almost forty years ago, “Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings” still holds much relevance in today’s current markets with its fast-paced, organized format and cohesive writing. Now with its second edition released in 2003, Philip A. Fisher’s book now also comes with the perspective of his son, Ken Fisher, cementing his father’s legacy. “Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings” provides everyone with eye-opening insights and encourages one to make well-informed investment commitments.

About the Author

Philip Arthur Fisher was born in 1907 in San Francisco. A graduate of Stanford with a bachelor’s degree in economics, and a veteran of the Army Air Corps, he started an investment counseling firm, Fisher & Company, in 1932. He retired in 1999 at 91.

Table of Contents

• Preface – What I Learned from My Father’s Writings, by Kenneth L. Fisher
  • PART ONE: Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
    • Preface
    • 1 – Clues from the Past
    • 2 – What “Scuttlebutt” Can Do
    • 3 – What to Buy: The Fifteen Points to Look for in a Common Stock
    • 4 – What to Buy: Applying This to Your Own Needs
    • 5 – When to Buy
    • 6 – When to Sell: And When Not To
    • 7 – The Hullabaloo about Dividends
    • 8 – Five Don’ts for Investors
    • 9 – Five More Don’ts for Investors
    • 10 – How I Go about Finding a Growth Stock
    • 11 – Summary and Conclusion 
  • PART TWO: Conservative Investors Sleep Well
    • Epigraph
    • Introduction
    • 1 – The First Dimensions of a Conservative Investment
    • 2 – The Second Dimension
    • 3 – The Third Dimension
    • 4 – The Fourth Dimension
    • 5 – More about the Fourth Dimension
    • 6 – Still More about the Fourth Dimension
  • PART THREE: Developing an Investment Philosophy
    • Dedication to Frank E. Block
    • 1 – Origins of a Philosophy
    • 2 – Learning from Experience
    • 3 – The Philosophy Matures
    • 4 – Is the Market Efficient?
• Appendix – Key Factors in Evaluating Promising Firms
• Index

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