All you need do is listen to very smart people and sift out the ideas that are unworthy or implausible, and I… — Michael Moritz Copy Share Image
A typical Ponzi scheme involves taking money from investors, then paying them off with money taken from new investors, rather than paying… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
If you are predisposed to be patient, disciplined and psychologically appreciate the idea of buying bargains, then you're likely to be good… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
If you're a retail investor, you have set aside some of your hard-earned money for investment or to create a nest egg,… — Vito Fossella Copy Share Image
Celtel established a mobile phone network in Africa at a time when investors told me that there was no market for mobile… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Wild swings in share prices have more to do with the "lemming- like" behaviour of institutional investors than with the aggregate returns… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Investors covet past improvements but also always believe pricing unimaginable future creativity and efficiency gains is Pollyannaish. And they're always wrong. Bet… — Kenneth Fisher Copy Share Image
Invest in low-turnover, passively managed index funds... and stay away from profit-driven investment management organizations... The mutual fund industry is a colossal… — David F. Swensen Copy Share Image
Stock prices aren't real things. They're just froth on a wave. The wave is the only real thing, which investors forget when… — Jane Bryant Quinn Copy Share Image
Senator, we are groping for understanding, the knowledge you assume I possess doesn't exist' - 'The only effective regulation lies in the… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
Capitalists seem uninterested in capitalism, even as eager entrepreneurs can't get financing. Businesses and investors sound like the Ancient Mariner, who complained,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A rentier is an investor whose relationship to a company or enterprise is strictly limited to the ownership of financial wealth (such… — Doug Henwood Copy Share Image
I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong...I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes. — George Soros Copy Share Image
NAFTA and GATT are quite similar. They both have highly protectionist elements. They're kind of a mixture of liberalization and protection designed… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Plenty of funds have fine long-term returns despite being tax-inefficient and generally costly. But a dirty secret is this: Average, no-load fund… — Kenneth Fisher Copy Share Image
Percentage margins are not one of the things we are seeking to optimize. It’s the absolute dollar free cash flow per share… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
I've learned there's a big difference between a long-focused value investor and a good short-seller. That difference is psychological and I think… — James Chanos Copy Share Image
The market is ridiculously overcrowded with early stage investors. This results in a talent drain, where the best talent gets diffused and… — Sean Parker Copy Share Image
What an investor needs is the ability to correctly evaluate selected businesses. Note that word “selected”: You don't have to be an… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I think I would have kept in contact with venture capital investors and entrepreneurs. I'm sure staying involved as something like a… — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
The tax-exempt privilege is a feature always reflected in the market price of [municipal] bonds. The investor pays for it. — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of investors, be they large or small: those who don't know where the market is headed and those… — William J. Bernstein Copy Share Image
Investors frequently benefit from making decisions with less than perfect knowledge and are well rewarded for bearing the risk of uncertainty. The… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
We think nothing of protecting consumers from faulty toasters or unsafe cars. Is it unreasonable to suggest that investors are entitled to… — Jackie Speier Copy Share Image
Having a financial adviser enables the investor to carry a psychological call option. If the investment decision turns out well, the investor… — Hersh Shefrin Copy Share Image
