Investor Quotes
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It is the long-term investor...who will in practice come in for the most criticism... For it is the essence of his behavior that he should be eccentric, unconventional, and rash in the eyes of average opinion...
John Maynard Keynes -
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.
Harry Markowitz
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I'm primarily just an investor.
Scott Adams -
Independent thinking is not just helpful in becoming a successful investor, it’s required.
Whitney Tilson -
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.
Ray Dalio -
We next consider the rule that the investor does or should consider expected return a desirable thing and variance of return an undesirable thing.
Harry Markowitz -
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.
Steve Forbes -
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.
Mohnish Pabrai