Philip Fisher

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American investor author investor person

Philip Fisher was a pioneering American investor and author whose growth-focused investing philosophy, outlined in his book "Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits," has profoundly shaped modern value investing and influenced figures like Warren Buffett.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American investor → author → investor → person →
approach	buy and hold → fundamental analysis → qualitative company research →
associatedWithConcept	15 points to look for in a common stock → focus on earnings growth over dividends → scuttlebutt method →
citizenship	United States →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
fieldOfWork	growth investing → investing → value investing →
genre	investment literature →
hasWrittenOn	criteria for selecting growth stocks → evaluating management and corporate culture → long-term investment horizons →
impact	shaped modern growth investing → shaped modern value investing →
influenced	Warren Buffett → growth investing practitioners → modern value investing →
inspired	generations of professional investors → individual investors interested in growth stocks →
investmentPhilosophy	focus on high-quality growth companies → growth-focused investing → long-term investing →
knownFor	emphasis on qualitative analysis of companies → influencing Warren Buffett’s investment style → pioneering growth investing approach → use of the scuttlebutt method in research →
languageOfWork	English →
name	Philip Fisher →
nationality	United States →
notableWork	Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits →
occupation	author → investor →
philosophyCharacteristic	concentrated portfolios → focus on competitive advantage → focus on innovation and research and development → focus on management quality →
workFocus	common stocks → long-term capital appreciation →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Warren Buffett → Warren Buffett →	influencedBy
Philip Fisher →	name