The book reveals the mechanism of the influence of the stock market on our daily lives and suggests how to increase your own capital through investments. The authors explain the basics of investing from the principles of choosing stocks and a broker to decoding balance sheets, and also analyze in detail the advantages and disadvantages of the main investment vehicles - savings accounts, collecting, buying real estate, stocks and bonds. A separate chapter is devoted to the stages of the life cycle of companies. Peter Lynch is a legend in the investment community. Under his leadership, Fidelity's Magellan Mutual Fund achieved outstanding results and became one of the largest mutual funds in the United States, growing from $18 million to $14 billion in assets.