PHILIP FISHER

In the equity market, investors bid for stocks by offering a certain price, and sellers ask for a specific price. When these two prices match, a sale occurs. Often, there are many investors bidding on the same stock. When this occurs, the first investor to place the bid is the first to get the st...

‘Margin of safety’ is the difference between a stock price and its intrinsic worth, or value.

So if a stock is trading at  $70 in the market, and you calculate the company’s intrinsic value as $100, you have a margin of safety of  $30 (100 minus 70). In other terms, the sto...

The investor believes that the market price is judged based on the established standards of value, while the speculator bases all their judgment on market price.

To distinguish whether you are the intelligent investor or a speculator, ask yourself whether or not you would invest in a stock...