Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
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Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits is a classic investment book that outlines Philip Fisher’s growth investing philosophy and emphasizes qualitative analysis of companies for long-term stock selection.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits Context triple: [Philip Fisher, notableWork, Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits]
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A.
The Intelligent Investor
The Intelligent Investor is a classic book on value investing that lays out Benjamin Graham’s principles for analyzing securities, managing risk, and investing with a margin of safety.
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B.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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C.
People, Power, and Profits
People, Power, and Profits is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that critiques contemporary capitalism and proposes reforms to create a fairer, more inclusive economy and democracy.
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D.
The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Deal is a 1987 business memoir and self-help book in which Donald Trump outlines his deal-making philosophy and recounts key episodes from his real estate career.
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E.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a bestselling self-help and personal development book by Stephen R. Covey that outlines a principle-centered approach to effectiveness in both personal and professional life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits Target entity description: Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits is a classic investment book that outlines Philip Fisher’s growth investing philosophy and emphasizes qualitative analysis of companies for long-term stock selection.
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A.
The Intelligent Investor
The Intelligent Investor is a classic book on value investing that lays out Benjamin Graham’s principles for analyzing securities, managing risk, and investing with a margin of safety.
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B.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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C.
People, Power, and Profits
People, Power, and Profits is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that critiques contemporary capitalism and proposes reforms to create a fairer, more inclusive economy and democracy.
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D.
The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Deal is a 1987 business memoir and self-help book in which Donald Trump outlines his deal-making philosophy and recounts key episodes from his real estate career.
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E.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a bestselling self-help and personal development book by Stephen R. Covey that outlines a principle-centered approach to effectiveness in both personal and professional life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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investment book ⓘ |
| advocates |
buy-and-hold investing
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concentrated portfolios of outstanding companies ⓘ |
| author |
Philip Fisher
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surface form:
Philip A. Fisher
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| contrastsWith | purely quantitative stock selection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
competitive position of a company
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long-term ownership of high-quality growth companies ⓘ research through scuttlebutt ⓘ understanding a company’s management ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | selection of common stocks ⓘ |
| genre |
finance
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investing ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charlie Munger
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Warren Buffett ⓘ |
| introducesConcept | scuttlebutt method ⓘ |
| isConsidered | classic of investment literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Philip Fisher’s collected works in some later editions ⓘ |
| proposes | fifteen points to look for in a common stock ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Brothers ⓘ |
| recommends |
assessing a company’s sales organization
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avoiding frequent trading ⓘ evaluating management integrity ⓘ evaluating management’s long-range outlook ⓘ evaluating profit margins and their stability ⓘ studying a company’s research and development efforts ⓘ |
| subject |
equity analysis
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growth investing ⓘ long-term investing ⓘ qualitative analysis of companies ⓘ stock investing ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
individual investors
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professional investors ⓘ |
| teaches |
how to evaluate qualitative business factors
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how to identify outstanding growth companies ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | long term ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
over-diversification
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short-term market timing ⓘ |
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