Conservative investors sleep well [Hardcover]

Philip A Fisher (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 180 pages
• Publisher: Harper & Row; 1st edition (1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060112565
• ISBN-13: 978-0060112561
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,347,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Timeless Gem, May 31, 2000

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Mike Boylan (Burlington, Vermont) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conservative Investors Sleep Well (Hardcover)

While most consider Fisher's Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits to be his classic, I believe this book to be superior. The timing of the book is outstanding. Written at the bottom of the '73-'74 bear market, Fisher makes a case to buy stocks. A quote from the introduction makes this clear. "This book will, I hope, throw light on whether the problems that helped produce the recent bear market have created a condition where stock ownership is just a trap for the unwary or whether, as in every prior major bear market in U.S. history, they have created a magnificent opportunity for those with the ability and the self-discipline to think for themselves and to act independently of the popular emotions of the moment." Fisher goes on to state the many factors which make a great company. Being on Wall Street for 12 years, I have read many investment books, most of which are quite lacking. Along with his work done in 1980, Developing An Investment Philosophy, this is a must read for serious investors, and should be required reading in business schools.