Philip Fisher wrote investment books about identifying high-quality growth companies through detailed qualitative research. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits sets out his best-known method, including a fifteen-point checklist covering management, research capability, sales organisation, margins and long-term growth prospects. Fisher also advocated what he called scuttlebutt: learning about a company through suppliers, customers, competitors and other informed contacts rather than relying only on published figures. Conservative Investors Sleep Well develops further ideas about business strength and investment risk. His prose is practical and patient, aimed at long-term company analysis rather than market timing. Fisher's work fits growth investing, fundamental analysis and investment classics, especially for readers interested in combining qualitative business judgement with financial research. Read more Less