My advice for the next decade: Keep on the lookout for tomorrow’s big baggers. You’re likely to find one. - Peter Lynch

It’s when you’ve decided to invest on your own that you ought to try going it alone. That means ignoring the hot tips, the recommendations from brokerage houses, and the latest “can’t miss” suggestion from your favorite newsletter — in favor of your own research. It means ignoring the stocks that you hear Peter Lynch, or some similar authority, is buying.

When looking at the same sky, people in mature industries see clouds where people in immature industries see pie.

Most individual investors would be better off in an index mutual fund.