Investor Quotes
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If the investor doesn't have enough time and skill to investigate individual stocks or enough money to diversify a portfolio, the right thing to do is to invest in exchange-traded funds that give you exposure to asset classes. It does make sense for the individual investor to think in terms of holding individual asset classes.
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If you're a technology investor, and you decide that you're also going to be a healthcare investor or a green-tech investor, that doesn't usually work out that well. There are reasons why people make their careers studying these things and becoming experts.
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It all comes down to interest rates. As an investor, all you're doing is putting up a lump-sump payment for a future cash flow.
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The chief problem with the individual investor: He or she typically buys when the market is high and thinks it's going to go up, and sells when the market is low and thinks it's going to go down.
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I'd been a great angel investor, but professional venture capital was clearly not the right thing for me.
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Independent thinking is not just helpful in becoming a successful investor, it’s required.
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I'm primarily just an investor.
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One thing on psychology, which we've always known, is that every investor says they're long-term - and they are until the market takes a hit.
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The single biggest advantage a value investor has is not IQ. It's patience and waiting. Waiting for the right pitch, and waiting for many years for the right pitch.
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The best investor is your customer.
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As an investor in small companies, I don't care how rich Microsoft is. I care about what my opportunities are.
