Quotes About Investing

I'm going to reveal the grand secret to getting rich by investing. It's a simple formula that has worked for Warren Buffett, Carl Icahn and all the greatest investment gurus over the years. Ready? Buy low, sell high.

One way to end up with $1 million is to start with $2 million and use technical analysis.

consumer investing," that is, working with businesses that sold directly to the broad public and whose fate would be determined by marketing, positioning, segment leadership, and branding. In short, businesses based on mastering consumer psychology.

You know those adages about smelling the roses and chasing butterflies? The markets are my butterflies and my roses.

Mutual funds with superior performance records often falter.

There is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply. You have governments investing in circuits all over the world, and the private sector sometimes has a tough time competing with that.

I am surprised with the reelection of Mr. Obama. The S&P is only down, like, 30 points. I would have thought that the market on his reelection should be down at least 50%.

I think that indicates why men tend to invest more wealth. If he loses some, there's more coming in. Whereas for women, it's like "Ugh, I gotta keep this."

Buying coffee on the street instead of in a Starbucks is the poor man's way to get rich. In other words, you will never get rich by scratching out ten cents from your dollar.

If you cannot control your emotions, you cannot control your money.

I'm always thinking about losing money as opposed to making money. Don't focus on making money, focus on protecting what you have

The Stock Market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient.

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.

Buy when everyone else is selling and hold until everyone else is buying. That's not just a catchy slogan. It's the very essence of successful investing.

Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.

We continue to make more money when snoring than when active.

A lot of people would rather understand the market than make money

If you have trouble imagining a 20% loss in the stock market, you shouldn't be in stocks.

You know the rule of 72, divide the number into 72, any number you want, and that's how long it will take your money to double.

Making money from money is like aerobatics.

Whether we're talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.

To make a million, start with $900,000.

If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.

The big money is not in the buying and selling ... but in the waiting.