Quotes About Allocation

The market doesn't work very well when it comes to public goods.

It should be noted that complying with the special allocation rules and qualifying under the safe harbor provisions is a complicated area of the law. Be sure to consult with an advisor who is qualified to assist you in this arena.

I spend about half of my time wondering why I have so much in stocks and about half wondering why I have so little.

Governments allocate enormous resources for social programs. And it is true that for many years we have had one of the best social service systems in the world. Yet we are still incapable of meeting the needs of tens of thousands of Canadian families.

We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason.

The military budget must reflect the threats we face, rather than the budget defining those threats.

You can only do three things with your money. You can spend it. You can invest it. Or you can give it away. And if you invest it, you're really just getting more money to give away or buy something. How many things can you buy? So I don't really think there's a lot of choices.

Time is the scarcest resource.

90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.

I divide my time badly.

An asset allocation plan is based on your personal circumstances, goals, time-horizon, and need and willingness to take risk.

Time is our most precious asset, we should invest it wisely.

I'd always felt that there was only a finite amount of good fortune in the universe to go around.

Asset allocation, where to park your money and how to divide it up, is the single most important skill of a successful investor.

We all know that asset allocation is the most important part of our success

Asset allocation, 2. Diversification, 3. Tax efficiency.

Asset allocation is everything!

What dollar-cost averaging really means is systematically putting the same amount of money across your full portfolio—not just the stock portion.

Okay, now you know the players that belong in your allocation buckets, and you know the key to building a winning team: diversify, diversify, diversify!

Asset allocation, where to park your money and how to divide it up, is the single most important skill of a successful investor. And as we will learn from the masters, it's not that complicated! Low-cost TDFs might be great for the average investor, but you are not average if you are reading this book!

That's why asset allocation is so important. What do all the smartest people in the world say? "I'm going to be wrong." So they design their asset allocation ideally to make money in the long term even if they're wrong in the short term.

65% US Total Stock Index 35% Intermediate-Term US Bond Market Index.

Diversification is the only free lunch.

Asset allocation is more than diversification. It means dividing up your money among different classes, or types, of investments (such as stocks, bonds, commodities, or real estate) and in specific proportions that you decide in advance, according to your goals or needs, risk tolerance, and stage of life.