Investment Quotes by Alex Berenson

8 Investment quotes by Alex Berenson

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Berenson’s eight investment lines blend investigative rigor with market commentary. The selection offers a compact view of his analytical mindset, giving readers a snapshot of how a seasoned reporter parses financial trends.

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Many newly public companies are able to post a year or two of strong sales growth off a small base, but their…

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Most companies can survive even if their debt ratings are lowered below investment grade, although they will have higher borrowing costs.

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Hedge funds try to produce above-average investment returns using tactics ranging from traditional stock-picking to complex derivative and arbitrage plays. High minimum…

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After a generation of misrule under Mr. Hussein, who built a huge military infrastructure while neglecting civilian investment, and a dozen years…

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Lower interest rates are usually considered good for stocks because they lower the cost of borrowing and make bonds a less attractive…

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The biggest profit center for investment banks is the hefty fees they charge for underwriting stock offerings and giving financial advice, and…

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The thing to do with mutual funds is to buy a couple of decent ones, set up an investment plan and then…

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Technology investment drove growth in the 1990s, both directly and by fueling a rising stock market that led to increased consumer spending.

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As they grow, companies saturate their markets, become more complex and difficult to manage, and face larger and more entrenched competitors.

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“If stupid people didn’t insist on thinking they were smart, the world would be a lot simpler.”

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For chat-room tyros who expect to make their first million day-trading by age 27, paging through the Sunday newspaper with a pair of scissors…

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“Rosette disappeared onto the dance floor. Wells sat in silence for a minute, watching the dancers. The worldwide cult of fast money spent stupidly.…

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In general, great companies prefer to grow 'organically,' as Wall Street likes to say. That is, from the inside out, by finding new markets…

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Trust the Canadians to produce a game about mutual funds that is actually more boring than the real thing.

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The market always, in theory at least, looks ahead. And it's always trying to take in every bit of information that it can as…

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Individual income can grow only as fast as productivity rises.

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Mr. Snowden did not start out as a spy, and calling him one bends the term past recognition. Spies don't give their secrets to…

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As the Nasdaq soared in 1999 and early 2000, demand for many offerings far exceeded the supply of shares available at the initial offering price.

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Wal-Mart does not do big mergers, though it will buy much smaller competitors in so-called 'tuck-in acquisitions.'

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Many newly public companies are able to post a year or two of strong sales growth off a small base, but their growth almost…

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Business cycles lengthened greatly during the 20th century, as central banks learned to manage national economies by raising and lowering interest rates.

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