The beauty of periodic rebalancing is that it forces you to base your investing decisions on a simple, objective standard. — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
There are only two kinds of businesses in this world: Businesses in crazy competition, and businesses that are one of a kind. — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
“Holding losses and hoping to break even is not an investing or trading plan. That is dumb money on suicide watch!” — Fred McAllen Copy Share Image
Direct selling provides an opportunity open to absolutely everyone, regardless of background, specialized skills or capital worth. — Paul Zane Pilzer Copy Share Image
In the startup world, you're either a genius or an idiot. You're never just an ordinary guy trying to get through the… — Marc Andreessen Copy Share Image
Subprime mortgages, typically defined as those issued to borrowers with low credit scores, make up roughly the riskiest one-third of all mortgages. — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
We dont have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. But if I could wave a magic wand, Id… — Kenneth C. Griffin Copy Share Image
The worst thing that can happen to an investor is to make money on his first trade; he thinks investing is easy — Mark Skousen Copy Share Image
I have long been an advocate of starting an IoT journey with a small, low-risk project that can produce immediate benefits. But… — Maciej Kranz Copy Share Image
There is a simple rule here, a rule of legislation, a rule of business, a rule of life: beyond a certain point,… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Many retail stores have consumer trackers that study how long your eyes linger on one product, whether you follow it through by… — Jan Chipchase Copy Share Image
Near-zero policy rates that may be considerably expansionary in an economy with high inflation could be contractionary when inflation is too close… — Athanasios Orphanides Copy Share Image
From the store windows, the store touch-points, the website, social media, or a magazine, it has to be one pure customer experience,… — Angela Ahrendts Copy Share Image
The first time formal customer research is done, executives frequently are surprised by the sizeable percentage of customers who defect for service-related… — Leonard L. Berry Copy Share Image
What I'm trying to say is that for the average investor, what I would encourage them to do is to understand that… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Coming from the music business and seeing the transition from artists to fans, fans to consumers, it's really about understanding the psychology… — Troy Carter Copy Share Image
“So what? This produces a onetime cash windfall from inventory reduction and speeds return on investment, but is it really a revolutionary… — James P. Womack Copy Share Image
You can't get anywhere without incredible passion, because if you're an entrepreneur, there's gonna be a lot of bumps in the road.… — Trip Hawkins Copy Share Image
“Some grappled with the mind-bending question of why rates _can't_ go below zero. What if the Fed tried to set a negative… — Neil Irwin Copy Share Image
Traditional sales and marketing involves increasing market shares, which means selling as much of your product as you can to as many… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“There was a new trend for agencies to hire and parade before their clients “strategic planners,” an ideal originally imported from the… — Michael Farmer Copy Share Image
We like our current shareholders and don't want to entice anyone to become one. It would help current shareholders to hear our… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
One thing I want to emphasize is that, like any human being, we can discuss our view of the economy and the… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
“Financial intelligence is made up of these four main technical skills: 1. Accounting Accounting is financial literacy, or the ability to read… — Robert T. Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
It helps to have founded and run a company if you're going to help somebody run a company who is a founder. — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
We market to attract new business. But the one sitting in front of you AT THIS MOMENT is your best ever chance… — Hania Whitfield Copy Share Image
Startup's biggest enemy is perfection. Perfection takes time. Time takes money. No money means checkmate, game over. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Design a portfolio you are not likely to trade... akin to premarital counseling advice; try to build a portfolio that you can… — Robert D. Arnott Copy Share Image
I'm totally convinced that the battleground of banking is not the front office. The battleground is the back end. — Sergio Ermotti Copy Share Image
“Perhaps, just as the individual steps in the value stream are incomprehensible in isolation, customers do not really want to shop for… — James P. Womack Copy Share Image
It is wise to remember that too much success in the stock market is in itself an excellent warning. — Gerald M. Loeb Copy Share Image
Every now and then, markets behave like schoolchildren. They overreact, they run around like crazy. — James P. Gorman Copy Share Image
“To win, manufacturers must offer more value, in the eyes of the retail customer, than their competitors do. To” — Greg Thain Copy Share Image
No one stopped buying I.B.M. because Tom Watson wasn't there, but they stopped buying Elizabeth Arden because she wasn't there. — Leonard Lauder Copy Share Image
“An entrepreneur’s challenge is to design and successfully implement a new business model.” — Alexander Osterwalder Copy Share Image
“To succeed in sales, you need skills—not skills entirely consistent with moral integrity and emotional well-being, but skills nevertheless.” — Max Barry Copy Share Image
It's a Wonderful Life. This film illustrates that if you treat your customers with respect, they will recognize you and even help… — Kabir Sehgal Copy Share Image
“Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others feeling after having an experience with you… — Jay Danzie Copy Share Image
The banks have accounts with the Fed, much the same way that you have an account in a commercial bank. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Surely I'm not the only person to ask the obvious question: How different, really, is Mr. Madoff's tale from the story of… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image