💰Peter Lynch Teaches Beginners How to Invest


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Did you know that while working as a caddy during his sophomore year at Boston College, Peter Lynch used his savings to buy 100 shares of Flying Tiger Airlines at $8 per share. The stock later rose to $80 per share, and the profits helped pay for his education.

In today's issue:

  • Peter Lynch teaches beginners how to invest.
  • How to build an investment process.
  • What could disrupt Google and the internet?
  • Much more......

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🎥 Peter Lynch on how to invest for beginners.

📖 Dede Eyesan teaches us how to approach a investing process. We all have a "way" to do it, here are some other ideas to consider.

📖 Ben Thompson of Stratechery explains what might "disrupt" Google and the internet.

📖 ROIC is the best, but what if there was another way to look at a company's returns?

🧵 Why and How to read a balance sheet.

📻 Great deep dive into Visa, well worth your listen.


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