Much success can be attributed to inactivity. Most investors cannot resist the temptation to constantly buy and sell.
( Warren Buffett )
Speculation is dealing with the uncertain conditions of the unknown future. Every human action is a speculation in that it is embedded in the flux of time.
( Ludwig von Mises )
I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.
( Warren Buffett )
Wall Street sells stocks and bonds, but what it really peddles is hope.
( Jason Zweig )
Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.
( Paul Samuelson )
In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.
( Robert Arnott )
There is no such thing as no risk. There’s only this choice of what to risk, and when to risk it.
( Nick Murray )