????彼得?林奇

????彼得?林奇被普遍認(rèn)為是史上最偉大的投資者之一。有趣的是，他的成功之路并非開(kāi)始于交易柜臺(tái)，而是始于一家鄉(xiāng)村俱樂(lè)部的高爾夫球場(chǎng)。彼得?林奇在這家俱樂(lè)部為許多成功的商業(yè)人士和投資者擔(dān)任球童。他在那里建立的關(guān)系不僅培養(yǎng)了他對(duì)股票市場(chǎng)的興趣，也為他積累了豐富的人脈，為他隨后進(jìn)軍投資界打下了良好的基礎(chǔ)。

????他的第一份工作是在富達(dá)基金擔(dān)任投資分析師。據(jù)林奇回憶，當(dāng)時(shí)“富達(dá)基金的3份工作有75名申請(qǐng)者，但我給富達(dá)基金的總裁做了8年球童。那是我唯一參加過(guò)的一次面試。”林奇的整個(gè)職業(yè)生涯都在富達(dá)基金度過(guò)，最引人注目的成就是1977年至1990年期間擔(dān)任富達(dá)基金經(jīng)理。在此期間，他使該基金的資產(chǎn)從2000萬(wàn)美元增加到140億美元，在13年間有11次跑贏了標(biāo)準(zhǔn)普爾500指數(shù)。

????他在投資領(lǐng)域獲得的巨大成功，可追溯到在高爾夫球場(chǎng)擔(dān)任球童時(shí)建立的人脈和學(xué)到的知識(shí)。

????那么，我們究竟可以從這幾位商業(yè)巨頭身上學(xué)到什么教益呢？

????通過(guò)研究這四位商業(yè)巨頭的早期職業(yè)與成功，個(gè)人投資者可以學(xué)到許多經(jīng)驗(yàn)，并應(yīng)用到自己的工作當(dāng)中。從庫(kù)班和索羅斯身上，我們看到，冒險(xiǎn)精神和對(duì)個(gè)人理念的堅(jiān)持最終都帶來(lái)了回報(bào)。從伊坎身上，我們看到，將個(gè)人的洞察力應(yīng)用到工作的每一個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)，可以幫助投資者發(fā)現(xiàn)其他人忽視的盈利機(jī)會(huì)。我們?cè)诹制嫔砩峡吹搅巳穗H關(guān)系在創(chuàng)造職業(yè)機(jī)遇中的關(guān)鍵作用。

????這四位商業(yè)巨頭教導(dǎo)我們，通過(guò)吸收其他人成功習(xí)慣中蘊(yùn)含的智慧，我們完全可以塑造屬于自己的投資生涯。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????本文作者約翰?斯莫爾為個(gè)人理財(cái)網(wǎng)站Credio的作者，該網(wǎng)站的宗旨是幫助用戶做出明智的理財(cái)決策。約翰也是個(gè)人理財(cái)博客 FrugalRules.com的創(chuàng)建者，該博客旨在提高讀者的金融知識(shí)，鼓勵(lì)通過(guò)節(jié)儉實(shí)現(xiàn)經(jīng)濟(jì)自由。作為一位父親、MBA畢業(yè)生和職業(yè)博客作者，約翰在金融服務(wù)、保險(xiǎn)與銀行業(yè)擁有超過(guò)10年的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。約翰寫(xiě)過(guò)許多關(guān)于金融、投資與信用卡債務(wù)的文章。他的文章曾被《美國(guó)新聞與世界報(bào)道》和雅虎財(cái)經(jīng)頻道等網(wǎng)站轉(zhuǎn)載。除了撰寫(xiě)與理財(cái)有關(guān)的各類(lèi)文章外，約翰還與妻子共同經(jīng)營(yíng)一家市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷(xiāo)公司。

????譯者：劉進(jìn)龍/汪皓

????審校：任文科

????Peter Lynch

????Peter Lynch is widely considered as one of the greatest investors of all time. Interestingly, his path to greatness began not behind a trading desk, but on the greens of a local country club as a caddy to many successful businessmen and investors. The relationships he formed there would not only pique his interest in the stock market, but develop connections that he would later capitalize on to get his start in the investment industry.

????His first job was as an investment analyst with Fidelity. There were, as Lynch recalls, “75 applicants for three jobs at Fidelity, but I caddied for the president for eight years. So that was the only job interview I ever took.” Lynch would go on to work his entire career for Fidelity, most notably as the manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990, during which period he grew the fund’s assets from $20 million to $14 billion and beat the S&P 500 Index benchmark in 11 of those 13 years.

????His success as an investor can be traced back to the relationships he forged and the lessons he learned during his first job as a caddy on a golf course.

????What lessons can we learn from these business tycoons?

????Having considered the early careers and successes of these four business tycoons, there are a few lessons that individual investors can apply to their own experiences. From Cuban and Soros, we see that a willingness to take risks and commitment to one’s personal philosophy pays off in the end. From Icahn we learn that applying personal insight to the details of one’s work can help an investor to recognize profit-making opportunities others may overlook. From Lynch we see that relationships can be critical in opening doors to career opportunities.

????As a group, these tycoons teach us that we can shape our own investing journeys by gleaning wisdom from the successful habits of others.

????John Schmoll writes for Credio, a personal finance site designed to help you make smart financial decisions. John is also the founder of FrugalRules.com, a personal finance blog dedicated to raising financial literacy and promoting freedom through frugality. In addition to being a Dad, MBA grad and professional blogger, John has more than 10 years of experience working within the financial services, insurance and banking industries. John has written extensively on finance, investing and credit card debt. His writing has appeared on sites such as US News & World Report and Yahoo Finance. When he is not busy talking about all things finance, John runs his owns marketing business with his wife.