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Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits

Philip Fisher · 1958-01-01

Philip Fisher pioneered growth investing with his 'scuttlebutt' method — gathering qualitative intelligence about companies from customers, suppliers, competitors, and employees. His fifteen points for evaluating growth stocks emphasize R&D capability, profit margins, management integrity, and long-term competitive advantage. Warren Buffett credits Fisher's influence as second only to Graham's.

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Fisher's '15 points to look for' — a qualitative framework for assessing growth companies that influenced Buffett's evolution toward business quality.

Level IntermediateFirst published 1958

Tagged intermediate in the Ledge Reads catalog: assumes working familiarity with market and accounting basics.

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ISBN-10: 0471445509

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