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Stocks 506: Great Investors: Peter Lynch

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1.
According to Peter Lynch's classification system for companies, a company that has been beaten down might soon rise again. What kind of company would this be?
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Turnaround. Of course, it may not turn around at all, but if it does, its momentum will likely be tied to the overall market.
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.
Which of the following was not a part of Peter Lynch's stock-picking approach?
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Focus on the market and the short term. Lynch argues that the stock market is completely irrelevant. Moreover, he thinks that it is impossible to predict what stocks will do in the short term and recommends investing only for the long run.
4.
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.
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How did Peter Lynch feel that we should regard short-term market movements?
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We should discard them. Lynch believed in investing for the long haul.