Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics)

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Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics)
by Philip A. Fisher
from Wiley

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• 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.

• 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 many of those... more info

• Boring and uninspiring
  As a Warren Buffett fan, I finally got to reading this book which is highly recommended by him. Buffett, it is said, is 85% Ben Graham and 15% Philip Fisher - whatever that means. I think that is a nice slogan but Buffett is really 100% Buffett. Unlike Graham and Fisher, Buffett is more than a money manager. Buffett has an incredible ability to buy entire companies with their management included.
  I wanted to like Fisher's book, but I found it so boring that I quit after about 100 pages. Normally I... more info

• The Bible of Growth Investing
  This book is a timeless classic on growth investment principles and research. Some reviewers have implied that Fisher's painstaking research is not practical and doesn't apply today. Beware, because if you are like Philip Fisher and you don't like diversification, the lack of research can be deadly to your investments! As he plainly states in the book, if you are not going to do the research, you should still learn what it entails so you can hire someone who can do the proper research for you.

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