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Wisdom of Great Investors
Successful investors throughout history have understood that building long-term wealth requires the ability to control emotions and avoid self-destructive behavior.
- Be Patient and Think Long-Term
- “The stock market is a device to transfer money from the ‘impatient’ to the ‘patient’.” - Warren Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway
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- Keep Your Emotions in Check
- “A lot of people with high IQs are terrible investors because they’ve got terrible temperaments. You need to keep raw irrational emotion under control.”- Charlie Munger, Vice-Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway
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- “A lot of people with high IQs are terrible investors because they’ve got terrible temperaments. You need to keep raw irrational emotion under control.”- Charlie Munger, Vice-Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway
- Disregard Short-Term Forecasts
- “The function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.” - John Kenneth Galbraith, Economist and Author
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- “The function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.” - John Kenneth Galbraith, Economist and Author
- Make a Habit of Investing Regularly
- “Systematic investing will pay off ultimately, provided that it is adhered to conscientiously and courageously under all market conditions.” - Ben Graham, Father of Value Investing
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- Don't Try to Time the Market
- “Far more money has been lost by investors trying to anticipate corrections, than lost in the corrections themselves.” - Peter Lynch, Legendary Investor and Author The Power of Equities
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- The Power of Equities
- “History has shown that equities are the best way to build long-term wealth.” - Shelby M.C. Davis, Legendary Investor
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- “History has shown that equities are the best way to build long-term wealth.” - Shelby M.C. Davis, Legendary Investor
- Markets Fluctuate. Stay the Course.
- “Individuals who cannot master their emotions are ill-suited to profit from the investment process.” - Ben Graham, Father of Value Investing
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- “Individuals who cannot master their emotions are ill-suited to profit from the investment process.” - Ben Graham, Father of Value Investing
- A Market Correction is an Opportunity
- “A market downturn doesn’t bother us. It is an opportunity to increase our ownership of great companies with great management at good prices.” - Warren Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway
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- Equities Have Built Wealth Despite Crises
- History provides crucial insight regarding market crises: they are inevitable, painful and ultimately surmountable.” - Shelby M.C. Davis, Legendary Investor
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