Peter Lynch

Esteemed investor Peter Lynch, celebrated for his extraordinary 13-year tenure managing the Fidelity Magellan fund has shared his investment insights and views on the evolving stock market landscape. What Happened: Lynch, whose impressive 29% annualized return from 1977 to 1990 still...

Peter Lynch, legendary investor and former manager of Fidelity's Magellan Fund, continues to inspire investors with his timeless principles. What Happened: Lynch, who achieved a remarkable 29% compound annual return during the 1980s, shared key investment lessons in a 1997 speech that remain...

Peter Lynch, a renowned investor and former fund manager of the Magellan Fund at Fidelity Investments, achieved a legendary compound annual return of 29% during the 1980s. What Happened: In a 1997 speech, Lynch shared key principles from his 25-year career that guided his success. He emphasized...

Highly esteemed investor Peter Lynch, known for his extraordinary track record as a fund manager at Fidelity Investments, once revealed his “10 Commandments” for prosperous investing. What Happened: Lynch, who drove Fidelity’s Magellan Fund to an average annual yield of 29.2% from...

Legendary investor Peter Lynch made stock-picking sound simple Tuesday morning on CNBC's "Squawk Box," but even he admitted that he has missed out on some obvious buys over the years.  "When companies go from crappy to semi-crappy, the stock goes up. When it goes from...

In a comedic keynote speech in 1997, legendary investor Peter Lynch described the ten most dangerous things people say about stocks. While the speech is from the late 90s and many of the businesses he referenced are no longer operational — like Blockbuster — his critiques remain...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened? On Jan. 19, 1944, Peter Lynch, legendary investor and former manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund, was born. Where Was The Market? The S&P 500 finished the month at 11....

One of the largest names in the investment banking industry has seen his star power increase with a superstar merger announcement announced this week. Michael Klein has been behind seven SPACs. Most investors now know Klein as the head of Churchill Capital Corp IV (NYSE: CCIV), the company taking...

J Mintzmyer of Value Investor’s Edge, a financial markets research service for the shipping and energy industries, discussed how he hedges risk and outperforms industry averages by 20-30% in an interview with Benzinga.  About J Mintzmyer Mintzmyer began trading during his studies at the...

For value investors like Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham and Peter Lynch, it doesn’t get much better than a low PE ratio and a high-yielding dividend. Unfortunately, not every stock that gets cheap becomes a value for investors. Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ: FTR), Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ...

Christmas is just around the corner, but there are still a few days left for last-minute holiday shopping. Here’s a look at six books that make excellent gifts for the stock trader in your life. 1. “The Millionaire Next Door” by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley and Dr. William D. Danko...

Money manager Martin Zweig's great moment came on Oct. 16, 1987, when he told Louis Rukeyser that a big market crash was coming. The crash would come be soon. It would be vicious. And, what many people forget, but he also said the crash would also be short-lived. Zweig was right on all counts...

What makes Peter Lynch's investing advice so beguiling to so many is his insistence that the little guy can beat the pros on Wall Street. Go to the mall, he says. See what people are buying -- and where. Pay attention to what your kids buy and use.  Look at what's going on in your community...

Range Resources Corp. (NYSE: RRC) is an independent oil and gas company that is trading at valuations far above those for others in the sector, such as Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK). For investors looking to short a stock, Range Resources Corp. certainly looks...

Harvest Capital Credit Corp (NASDAQ: HCAP) is a small cap with a big-time dividend. A business development company, Harvest Capital Credit has a dividend yield of 8.95 percent. Required by law to pay out most of its income in dividends due to tax considerations, business development companies...