Book · 2000 · Biography & Autobiography
One Up On Wall Street
How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market
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Somebody gave me the book One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch. It's a great book.
What they say about it
- Discovered in the nineties“This was 94, 95”2
The best things said about it
I'm looking for something to read on the flight back. And I pick up one of Peter Lynch's books, One Up On Wall Street.
Mohnish Pabrai My First Million · May 2026 It was Peter Lynch, One Up On Wall Street. They said, find things you're passionate about, what products people are passionate about, and do that, and make it your own.
Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch and John Rothchild is a practical guide for individual investors on how to find profitable stock market opportunities by observing everyday products and businesses. On The Tim Ferriss Show, Bill Gurley recommended the book as an example of the foundational reading investors undertake before seeking out market opportunities, a point he reiterated on Modern Wisdom when discussing his early days in stock trading. Mohnish Pabrai recalled on My First Million that he picked up a copy at Heathrow Airport in 1994 to read on a return flight, an event that sparked his lifelong journey into investing. Chatri Sityodtong shared on The Tim Ferriss Show that receiving the book as a Christmas gift during his teenage years helped ignite his fascination with finance and business. Additionally, Brandon Weir recounted on Invest Like the Best that clients he met while mowing lawns in the mid-1990s introduced him to Lynch's work, sharing the core investment philosophy of identifying everyday products and brands that consumers are truly passionate about.
Every mention
Bill Gurley You can read Peter Lynch's One Up On Wall Street. 2
“You know, I'd read one up on Wall Street.”
“You can read Peter Lynch's One Up On Wall Street.”
Brandon Weir They put me onto some books. And it was simple. This was 94, 95. It was Peter Lynch, one up on Wall Street.… 2
“They put me onto some books. And it was simple. This was 94, 95. It was Peter Lynch, one up on Wall Street. They said, find things you're passionate about, what products people are passionate about, and do that, and make it your own.”
“They put me onto some books. And it was simple. This was 94, 95. It was Peter Lynch, one up on Wall Street. They said, find things you're passionate about, what products people are passionate about, and do that.”
Chatri Sityodtong I was obsessed with martial arts and that anyone from my childhood would tell you, Chatch is a He's the mar… 1
“I was obsessed with martial arts and that anyone from my childhood would tell you, Chatch is a He's the martial arts guy. He's crazy about martial arts. But I was also crazy about for Christmas somebody gave me the book One Up On Wall Street by Peter Lynch. It's a great book.”
Mohnish Pabrai In '94, I'm at Heathrow Airport with my wife and I'm looking for something to read on the flight back. And… 1
“In '94, I'm at Heathrow Airport with my wife and I'm looking for something to read on the flight back. And I pick up one of Peter Lynch's books, One Up On Wall Street.”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and like like um when I was an engineer and before I went to Wall Street, it turns out I had read Peter Lynch's One Up On Wall Street.”
“I think one of the books was one up by Wall Street by Peter Lynch and the other one was the intelligent investor by Ben Graham”