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TIP658: Peter Lynch’s Guide to Investing in Your Expertise w/ Kyle Grieve

We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

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Success in Investing: Embrace Frequency and Magnitude

Investing entails inherent risks, as not every investment will yield a profit; successful investors will inevitably have a mix of winners and losers. It is possible to achieve satisfactory returns with only 6 out of 10 successful investments, making room for failures that would otherwise be unacceptable in most professions. The key to successful investing lies in two critical factors: frequency—how often one is right or wrong—and magnitude, which emphasizes that the impact of successful investments matters more than their frequency. Even when business performance is strong, like EDS, stock prices can decline if purchased at inflated valuations, reinforcing the need to be cautious about price overvaluation in investments.

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