Lynch returned 29.2% annually at Fidelity's Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990 — one of the greatest track records in history. His argument: individual investors have advantages over professionals because they encounter great companies in daily life before Wall Street notices. His categories — slow growers, stalwarts, fast growers, cyclicals, turnarounds, asset plays — provide a practical taxonomy that still works.

The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.