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Everyone has the brain power to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach.
Peter Lynch
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Peter Lynch
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 19
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Everyone has the brainpower to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach. If you are susceptible to selling everything in a panic, you ought to avoid stocks and mutual funds altogether.
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