A completely revised and updated edition of a bestselling investment book by a Wall Street legend offers understandable advice on investments, taking readers through a step-by-step process of financial self-management. Reprint. Tour. Peter Lynch explains his own strategies for investing and offers advice for how to pick stocks and mutual funds to assemble a successful portfolio. Preface 5(11) Preface to the Trade Paperback Edition 11(4) Introduction: Escape from Bondage 15(8) The Miracle of St. Agnes 23(13) The Weekend Worrier 36(12) A Tour of the Fund House 48(34) Managing Magellan: The Early Years 82(19) Magellan: The Middle Years 101(15) Magellan: The Later Years 116(24) Art, Science, and Legwork 140(10) Shopping for Stocks: The Retail Sector 150(10) Prospecting in Bad News: How the ``Collapse'' in Real Estate Led Me to Pier 1, Sunbelt Nursery, and General Host 160(17) My Close Shave at Supercuts 177(5) Blossoms in the Desert: Great Companies in Lousy Industries 182(12) It's a Wonderful Buy 194(11) A Closer Look at the S&Ls 205(16) Master Limited Partnerships: A Deal with a Yield 221(12) The Cyclicals: What Goes Around Comes Around 233(12) Nukes in Distress: CMS Energy 245(11) Uncle Sam's Garage Sale: Allied Capital II 256(7) My Fannie Mae Diary 263(12) Treasure in the Backyard: The Colonial Group of Mutual Funds 275(4) The Restaurant Stocks: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 279(5) The Six-Month Checkup 284(21) 25 Golden Rules 305(3) Postscript 308(15) Index 323