Investment Quotes

The fact that people will be full of greed, fear or folly is predictable.The sequence is not predictable.

The Stock Market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient.

Games are won by players who focus on the playing field -- not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.

Diversification may preserve wealth, but concentration builds wealth.

Never depend on single income. Make investment to create a second source.

Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.

If you don't feel comfortable owning something for 10 years, then don't own it for 10 minutes.

Successful Investing takes time, discipline and patience. No matter how great the talent or effort, some things just take time: You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.

Never test the depth of river with both the feet.

The true investor welcomes volatility ... a wildly fluctuating market means that irrationally low prices will periodically be attached to solid businesses.

Investment students need only two well-taught courses - How to Value a Business and How to Think About Market Prices.

Investment ideas, like women are often more exciting than punctual.

The 19th century belonged to England, the 20th century belonged to the U.S., and the 21st century belongs to China. Invest accordingly.

Investment decision should be made on the basis of the most probable compounding of after-tax net worth with minimum risk.

Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is when no one else is. You can't buy what is popular and do well.

Never be afraid to ask for too much when selling or offer too little when buying.

I think the worst mistake you can make in stocks is to buy or sell based on current headlines.

The most important investment you can make is in yourself... nobody can tax it or take it away from you.

The stock market is a wonderfully efficient mechanism for transferring wealth from the impatient to the patient.

When investing, pessimism is your friend, euphoria the enemy.