Ran Fidelity's Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990 for an average annual return of 29.2%, beating the S&P 500 while assets grew from $18 million to $14 billion.
A documented 29% annualized record at Magellan plus three books that outlived their news cycle and put 'buy what you know' into general use.
3 books of their own · 1 article · 3 appearances
The amateur's edge argument from the Magellan record.
“One book that probably made the biggest impact on my career in those early formidable years back in the day was Peter Lynch's 'One Up on Wall Street.'” — David Rolfe
Source: Rolfe on the book that most shaped his early career
Recommended by: David Rolfe, Francisco Garcia Parames and 9 others
Lynch's stock-by-stock walkthrough of how he picked them.
“Peter Lynch's books have some great insights [and] would be great for anyone to read.” — Julian Robertson
Source: Robertson on Peter Lynch's books
Recommended by: Julian Robertson, Mohnish Pabrai and 3 others
Introduction to business and investing aimed at beginners and teenagers.
One Up on Wall Street | The amateur's edge argument from the Magellan record. | 1989 | T3 | David Rolfe, Francisco Garcia Parames, Francois Rochon and 8 others |
Beating the Street | Lynch's stock-by-stock walkthrough of how he picked them. | 1993 | T3 | Julian Robertson, Mohnish Pabrai, Rational Capital Investment Fund and 2 others |
Learn to Earn | Introduction to business and investing aimed at beginners and teenagers. | 1995 | T3 | – |
| Fear of Crashing | Worth | 1995 |
| Investing legend Peter Lynch’s worst mistakes, top tips Paywall | Fortune | 2023 |
| Mutual Fund Whiz Is Set to Retire at Age 46 Paywall | Los Angeles Times | 1990 |
| Investing; The Man Behind the Magellan Fund Paywall | The New York Times | 1983 |