Letting losses run is the most serious mistake made by most investors.
( William O'Neil )
Much success can be attributed to inactivity. Most investors cannot resist the temptation to constantly buy and sell.
( Warren Buffett )
To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
( Proverb )
The function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
( John Kenneth Galbraith )
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 )
Although few would admit it, the truth is that the typical trader wants to be right on every single trade. He is desperately trying to create certainty where it just doesn’t exist.
( Mark Douglas )
The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.
( Baron Rothschild )