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Stocks 506: Great Investors: Peter Lynch

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1.
Companies whose sales and profits rise and fall in a regular fashion are called _______.
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Cyclicals. The cyclicals tend to be predictable.
2.
Peter Lynch's investment style is best described as what?
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Opportunistic. Lynch took ideas from many different investment philosophies. He went wherever he thought the best opportunities were.
3.
If you are interested in buying into a company because of one specific product, what would Peter Lynch's advice to you be?
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Make sure that the product is a meaningful percent of sales. Otherwise, there isn't much sense in keeping an interest in the company.
4.
According to Peter Lynch, what are the big winners in the stock market?
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Fast growers. These companies have the biggest potential for growth, along with a lot of risk.
5.
Peter Lynch believed investors should invest for the short term so that they do not lose money.
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False. He believed in long-term investing and ignoring short-term movements in the market.