When you start with why, which decision you make becomes very easy. It is so hard to do when you may suffer… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
The great personal fortunes in the country weren't built on a portfolio of fifty companies. They were built by someone who identified… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
“retailers are developing their own brand equities via impressive private label strategies (see Chapter 9) and will begin seeing brand premiums being… — Greg Thain Copy Share Image
“Success in investing doesn’t correlate with IQ,” he has said. “Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Proprietary stock-index arbitrage is but one aspect of program trading. Arbitrage will take place whenever there is an imbalance created in one… — John Gutfreund Copy Share Image
“You know what buyers pick as the differentiator in their decisions? The sales experience* itself—what it’s like working with you during the… — Jill Konrath Copy Share Image
“American bond traders may have sunk their firms by turning a blind eye to the risks in the subprime bond market, but… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
I think for a lot of people, the financial barrier is the biggest leap (that) you have to take. A lot of… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I don't think policy makers surprise unnecessarily. You don't pick surprise as a part of your policy. Markets value a certain amount… — Raghuram Rajan Copy Share Image
When they say inflation is bad, deflation is good, what they mean is, more money for us 1% is good; we're all… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
In terms of challenges, I think finding the right people to maximize the chances the business will succeed is the hardest thing.… — Sallie Krawcheck Copy Share Image
Customer satisfaction has always been the number one goal for retailers, and in the future, customers will be more empowered than ever… — Doug McMillon Copy Share Image
If owning stocks is a long-term project for you, following their changes constantly is a very, very bad idea. It's the worst… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Consumer groups fought hard to provide investor protections for 'special entities' such as pension funds, schools, and municipalities who purchase swaps. No… — Daniel L. Doctoroff Copy Share Image
You don't want too much fear in a market, because people will be blinded to some very good buying opportunities. You don't… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
Because it's so empowering, I want people to think about being entrepreneurial regardless. They don't have to start companies, but that's what… — Alexis Ohanian Copy Share Image
Well, the most important thing in investing is to know what you're investing in, and if you're confident in the outcome, it's… — John Paulson Copy Share Image
Indeed, eventually, random outcomes all revert to the mean, meaning that streaks eventually end. Understanding this is a key part of intelligent… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
“These four advantages (brand model, direct consumer contact, control of marketing-mix variables and information) mean that once retailers decide to challenge the… — Greg Thain Copy Share Image
The tech industry's love for scrappy, accessible founders adds to the pressure. You're expected to lead by example, to roll up your… — Glenn Kelman Copy Share Image
Paul Volcker is a tremendous hero with the Federal Reserve system and for the American economy. He took very tough actions and… — Charles L. Evans Copy Share Image
What we need to understand is, one, that there are market failures; and two, that there are things like asset bubbles and… — Nouriel Roubini Copy Share Image
While fund performance is unpredictable, the impact of fees is not, .. A 1- percent annual fee will reduce an ending account… — Arthur Levitt Jr Copy Share Image
I think we have a bubble in the US in government bonds, because of the quantitative easing and the negative real interest… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
We were always focused on our profit and loss statement. But cash flow was not a regularly discussed topic. It was as… — Michael Dell Copy Share Image
The financial industry may not be synonymous with economics, but it does control a large enough sector of the global economy to… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
By the 1890s, the leading Wall Street bankers were becoming increasingly disgruntled with their own creation, the National Banking System... while the… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Brands are in your face 24/7; I'm sure you've consumed a couple brands today. So it's fun working with them. People recognize… — Theophilus London Copy Share Image
Your customers don't care about you. They don't care about your product or service. They care about themselves, their dreams, their goals.… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
The brain scientists are the wave of the future in the financial world. If you seek to maximize understanding, whether you're in… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Look at those hedge funds - you think they can wait? They don't know how to wait! I have sat for years… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
We at Sun Cellular will definitely continue our consistent business policy of offering the best value for consumers' money. Yes, we shall… — John Gokongwei Copy Share Image
What you really are afraid of is that you're competing against somebody who is rich and irrational. I mean, it used to… — John C. Malone Copy Share Image
I feel like a lot of entrepreneurs hear all this talk about profitability and realize they need to lower their burn. So,… — Chamath Palihapitiya Copy Share Image
It's easy to identify many investment managers with great recent records. But past results, though important, do not suffice when prospective performance… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Accounting is a big subject and there are huge forces in play. The entire momentum of existing thinking and existing custom is… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
I'm saying that when a publicly traded company says something doesn't make a difference in terms of their investments, I trust that… — Brian Schatz Copy Share Image
If you are a small investor, do take the basic precaution of going to a registered broker/sub-broker and getting receipts for your… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
“Goldman’s top four officers could not sell more than 10 percent of their Goldman shares until 2011, or until Buffett sold his… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
There's an old chestnut that asks whether an entrepreneur is born or made and I think it's a combination of both. You… — Theo Paphitis Copy Share Image
