Quotes About Risk

Everyone has the fear of losing money; the difference is how you handle fear and losing. The primary difference between a rich person and a poor person is how they manage that fear.

Most people dream of being rich, but are terrified of losing money. So they never get to heaven. Rich

People are so afraid of losing that they lose

the poor and middle class invest in mutual funds and the rich invest in hedge funds.

Robert holds a small portion of his assets in tax-lien certificates instead of CDs. Others tell him he shouldn't do this, but they're coming from a place of doubt. They've never done it, and they're telling someone who's doing it why they shouldn't. The lowest yield Robert looks for is 16 percent, but people who are filled with doubt are willing to accept a far lower return. Doubt is expensive.

A person afraid of missing out on a market move up will pay for an option.

Those who don't learn that lesson spend their lives blaming everyone else and waiting for a big break—or decide to play it safe and never risk, or win, big.

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Most people play not to lose, when they need to be playing to win. And that's why so many people struggle financially. They might have a safe, sensible and balanced portfolio, but it's not a winning portfolio.

you find an investment you want to invest in, put a little money down. It is amazing how quickly your intelligence grows when you have money on the line. Don't bet the ranch, your mortgage payment, or your retirement. Simply put a little money down, pay attention, and learn.

The rich created the corporation as a vehicle to limit their risk to the assets of each voyage.

If the ship was lost, the crew lost their lives, but the loss to the rich would be limited only to the money they invested for that particular voyage.

Always remember: Profits are made in the buying, not in the selling.

My personal basis is real estate. I love real estate because it's stable and slow-moving. I keep the base solid. The cash flow is fairly steady and, if properly managed, has a good chance of increasing in value. The beauty of a solid base of real estate is that it allows me to take greater risks, as I do with speculative stocks.

To me, that is too high a price to pay for a little bit of security.

The problem with "secure" investments is that they are often sanitized, that is, made so safe that the gains are less.

So for most people, the reason they don't win financially is because the fear of losing money is far greater than the joy of being rich.

Arrogant or critical people are often people with low self-esteem who are afraid of taking risks.

Many people stay out of the stock market because they don't want to lose money. But they're keeping themselves from making money by closing their minds to that investment vehicle.

The stock market is the only place I know of. What else is there to invest in?

If you fail to spend your allotted funds, you risk losing it in the next budget.

most people will not invest in real estate because of the acquisition, liquidity, and management challenges.

This flaw is especially pronounced in a bear market.

As Warren Buffett, America's richest investor says, "Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." My