Philip Arthur Fisher (September 8 1907 - March 11 2004) was a very successful stock investor best known as the author of "Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits" (ISBN 0-471-11927-X), a guide to investing that has remained in print ever since it was first published in 1958. His money management company, Fisher & Co., was founded in 1931. Philip Fisher is considered a pioneer in the field of growth investing. Wikipedia
It's with sadness that we note that investing legend Philip A. Fisher died this past month at the age of 96. www.fool.com/News/mft/2004/mft04041510.htm
Phillip A. Fisher died Mar. 11 at 96 from old age. He was a great man. Not in his last years, ravaged by dementia. Then he was just a little old man. But he was my little old man. www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2004/0426/142.html
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