Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits

Great book for someone who wants to start thinking on investment in Stock market. I read this book twice and really its aa fantastic read. This is one of the few books every investor should read my 2 cents for reading this first and then the Intelligent Investor as this book provide you on how you should go on Stock picking and Intelligent investors gives you a much deeper analysis along with what happened with the US Stock markets for some period of years.. both are must read.Allwyn

One of the best books I have ever read

Good read for new market investors

Common stocks and uncommon profits by Philip A.Fisher is a great book.I'm jubilant to order this its in really excellent condition the fonts and pages are great i definately recommend this to anyone who wants to buy book online.Glad i order this.

The content of the book is very important for an investor, the philosophy of this book is growth investing. Though For an Indian reader this book is advance level reading as the example used are mostly from 1930s us stock market hence it is hard to relate.

Product ReviewGood quality paper and printing ink used.Overall Satisfaction: 5 Star

Timeless and Intelligent. A must read for every aspiring or mature investor.

Pages 39 to 54 are missing. Instead page 247 to 262 are getting repeated..This is extremely disappointing...Phil Fisher's Common Stock and Uncommon Profit is a legendary book... To have pages missing in this book is a sacrilege...And the most painful part is that the pages which are missing are the "what scuttlebutt can do" and "what to buy: the fifteen points"...I started reading this book now well past the return cycle... Hence can't return / ask for refund either...My advice to all buyers - please check through all the pages immediately after receiving a book from Amazon...

This book is based on the assumption that nothing risked, nothing gained. In a world full of books that keep shouting themselves hoarse "Be safe, buy safe", this book presents an interesting and informative counter-view. This helps the investor be less scaredy-cat. Though caution is a good thing, caution never a fortress stormed. It's explanation of special situations and what to avoid/ what to look for is very useful.A must buy for value investors, to understand the flip side of the coin.

some insight about what is predictable and unpredictablesometimes too many words about a issue. like the one about picking stockmore simple and clear is better for me.

Fisher's book should be 1/2 your investment library; the otherhalf should be Ben Graham's ``The Intelligent Investor''. WarrenBuffet, the world's most successful investor, describes himself as ``85% Graham, 15% Fisher.''Fisher explains the qualitative side to value investing, just as Graham explains the quantitative side. You really need both. If you follow Graham's advice insensitively, then you will find stocks which are selling cheap--because the company is truly in trouble. That's where Fisher comes in: you should examine low-priced companies from Fisher's perspective to find the ones which truly are bargains.... Online discussions are no substitute for firsthand discussion with employees, competitors, etc. You simply can't meet enough people online; some companies' employees aren't even on the Internet. ... you will end up investing only in tech stocks--which I would consider extremely short-sighted.On the other hand, online discussion is considerably better than nothing. Don't neglect the information you can find online! This source of information will become increasingly important over time.

Very common sense based book. It is short and to the point. I felt this book is worth its price.

If you want to invest in the stock market, you have two options: read this book or hire someone that has read it to invest for you.