Tag: The intelligent investor

  • “The market is a pendulum that forever swings between unsustainable optimism and unjustified pessimism. The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.” Benjamin Graham

  • But investing isn’t about beating others at their game. It’s about controlling yourself at your own game. The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed (p. 219). HarperCollins e-books. Kindle Edition.

  • The faster you run, the behinder you get

    The intelligent investor should conclude that IPO does not stand only for “initial public offering.” More accurately, it is also shorthand for: – It’s Probably Overpriced– Imaginary Profits Only– Insiders’ Private Opportunity or – Idiotic, Preposterous, and Outrageous. The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed (p. 154). HarperCollins e-books. Kindle Edition.

  • A long-term investor is the only kind of investor there is

    Don’t just do something, stand there. It’s time for everyone to acknowledge that the term “long-term investor” is redundant. A long-term investor is the only kind of investor there is. Someone who can’t hold on to stocks for more than a few months at a time is doomed to end up not as a victor…