Occupation: Businessman Birth: January 19, 1944
It isn't the head but the stomach that determines the fate of the stockpicker..
There's lots of stocks out there and all you need is a few of 'em. That's been my philosophy..
Searching for companies is like looking for grubs under rocks: if you turn over 10 rocks you'll likely find one grub; if you turn over 20 rocks you'l….
When you start to confuse Freddie Mac, Sallie Mae and Fannie Mae with members of your family, and you remember 2,000 stock symbols but forget the chi….
In this business if you're good, you're right six times out of ten. You're never going to be right nine times out of ten..
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Suicide is a choice and I think if we work with that with kids, we'll get somewhere..
If you spend more than 13 minutes analyzing economic and market forecasts, you've wasted 10 minutes.
Investing in stocks is an art, not a science, and people who've been trained to rigidly quantify everything have a big disadvantage..
There seems to be an unwritten rule on Wall Street: If you don't understand it, then put your life savings into it. Shun the enterprise around the co….
As I look back on it now, it's obvious that studying history and philosophy was much better preparation for the stock market than, say, studying stat….
In business, competition is never as healthy as total domination..
Owning stocks is like having children - don't get involved with more than you can handle..
Improved turnout will give parliament and government the appearance of being more legitimate..
Everyone has the brain power to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach..
An important key to investing is to remember that stocks are not lottery tickets..
Investing is fun and exciting, but dangerous if you don't do any work..
Never buy anything that you can't illustrate on the back of a napkin..
If you can't find any companies that you think are attractive, put your money in the bank until you discover some..
Never invest in any idea you can't illustrate with a crayon.
Average investors can become experts in their own field and can pick winning stocks as effectively as Wall Street professionals by doing just a littl….
Your investor's edge is not something you get from Wall Street experts. It's something you already have. You can outperform the experts if you use yo….