In Beating the Street, famed mutual fund manager Peter Lynch explores how ordinary investors can outperform the market—and the pricey Wall Street fund managers who assemble stock portfolios—through hard work, diligence, and persistence in picking the right stocks to build a winning portfolio.

In this guide, we’ll explore Lynch’s strategy by which non-professional, individual investors can beat the pros, looking at:

• Why bonds, despite their reputation as a low-risk investment, offer poorer returns than stocks over the long haul
• Why it’s crucial to do your homework and understand everything about the companies you’re investing in
• The importance of being patient, persistent, and willing to endure the inevitable short-term losses that come from investing in the stock market

Throughout the guide, we’ll supplement Lynch’s insights with investment advice and perspectives from other investors and financial experts. We’ll also provide some historical context for Lynch’s ideas and explore how the investment world has changed since the book’s publication in 1993—and how those changes might affect today’s investment strategies.