Words to Remember

Don't Dilute Your Best Bets 🧠

Philip Fisher quote: I don't want a lot of good investments. I want a few outstanding ones.

I don't want a lot of good investments. I want a few outstanding ones.

Philip Fisher, In conversation with John Train, The Money Masters (1980)

Why we ran it

Ten years after leaving J.P. Morgan, the issue looked back at a first bet left alone for a decade: every $10,000 was worth about $88,000. The lesson was to pick a sector, not a stock, and stop rotating. Fisher's line is the same idea from the other direction. Concentrate on what is outstanding and leave it be.

From the September 4, 2026 issue: My First Bet, Ten Years Later →

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