Peter Lynch was born in 1944 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. He started out as a kid carrying golf clubs for investors. Before seriously stepping into the financial world after graduating with an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and working for Fidelity Investments in 1969. Legendary Works: Peter Lynch became a legend in the investment world by managing the Magellan Fund between 1977 and 1990, which generated an average annual return of as high as 29.2%