One Up On Wall Street [Abridged] [Audible Audio Edition]

by Peter Lynch (Author, Narrator)

Editorial Reviews

Peter Lynch, one of the most successful investors of all time, shows you how to use what you already know to make money in the market. You'll discover why smart money is not so smart - and why you may be a better stock picker than the pros, how to follow your hunches and back them up with facts, how to disregard reports on the economy and pick your own time to buy and sell, and how to determine which types of stocks are right for you. Lynch is the former manager of the $9 billion Fidelity Magellan Fund, where he earned investors a $190,000 return on a $10,000 investment.

Product Details

• Audible Audio Edition
• Listening Length: 2 hours and 12 minutes
• Program Type: Audiobook
• Version: Abridged
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Audible.com Release Date: December 16, 1999
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0000547CO
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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134 of 155 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginners' investment advice, April 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: One up on Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market (Paperback)

We really do know more than we think about investing. This book shows you how to apply your knowledge to make good investments.

But, like many people, I didn't have spare money to make investments with.

So I also recommend the book, SIMPLE MONEY SOLUTIONS, because it showed me and my kids how to "free up cash" every month without feeling deprived.

I highly recommend both books!

39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IF ONLY WE COULD FOLLOW HIS ADVICE, January 27, 2000

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Ahmed Bahey Alashram (Cairo Egypt) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One up on Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market (Paperback)

This is the sixth book I have read on investment in one year. Along with "A random walk down wall street" by Burton Malkiel it has bee the best and most informative. For a while I do not think I will read any investment books before I make sure I can follow Mr. lynch's SIMPLE AND PROFITABLE advice. His classification of stocks are great and his timing for buying and selling each of these classfication are also great (fast growers, slow growers, turnarounds, asset plays, cyclicals). His chapter "stocks I would avoid" is full of sincere warnings of foolish mistakes we make over and over. Add to this the introductory chapters where he explains why we should invest in what we already know makes this book a must read. It is amazing how many opportunities we all miss on stocks that are right in front of us, yet we ignore them and waste our time finding the hottest stocks when mostly these stocks are overly priced. Let me tell you about a small example of what I am talking about. I use Yahoo finance alot in my research almost on daily basis, but I never thought of knowing the company that provides it with all this wonderful information. And while once scrolling down the Yahoo page I read that Tibco Software provides it with the quote technology. (I remembered Lynch when he says that we spend most of our time trying to find the great stock when the great stock has been striving to find us). I rushed to check the stock out. Too bad it has already increased more than tenfold in a month time. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU WITH YOUR NEXT TEN BAGGERS.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The *MOST* SENSIBLE and FUN investment book you'll ever read, January 21, 2000

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Dave Lim (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One up on Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market (Paperback)

Forget about those "Here-are-my-Wall-Street-secrets- that-will-make-you-a-millionaire" books. Peter Lynch takes all the "non" out of the "nonsense" about investing in stocks. For whoever you are, you're an expert in your field and you can beat Wall Street fund managers by following two simple Peter Lynch rules: "Invest in what you understand" and "Invest in companies you like". Not only will this be MOST SENSIBLE and USEFUL investment book you'll ever own, it'll also be the MOST FUN investment book you'll ever read. BUY THIS BOOK!