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William O'Neil

(1933–2023) Stockbroker United States

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William O'Neil was a stockbroker from the United States, best known for Online trading.

Quick Facts About William O'Neil

Born: March 25, 1933
Died: January 1, 2023
Nationality: United States
Profession: Stockbroker
Notable works: Online trading

About William O'Neil

William Joseph O'Neil was an American businessman, stockbroker, and writer. He founded the stock brokerage firm William O'Neil & Co. Inc in 1963 and the financial newspaper Investor's Business Daily in 1984. O'Neil was the author of books like How to Make Money in Stocks, 24 Essential Lessons for Investment Success, and The Successful Investor, and created the CAN SLIM investment strategy.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

NASA Distinguished Service Medal

Quotes by William O'Neil

So the first thing I learned about how to get superior performance is not to buy stocks that are near their lows,…

Bases

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Forget the adage buy low and sell high.

Adages

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The whole secret to winning and losing in the stock market is to lose the least amount possible when you're not right.

Amount

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Over-diversification is a hedge for ignorance.

Diversification

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It is one of the great paradoxes of the stock market that what seems too high usually goes higher and what seems…

Higher

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I've never met a successful pessimist.

Mets

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If you own a portfolio of stocks, you must learn to sell the worst performers first and keep the best a little…

Firsts

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The market has a simple way of whittling all excessive pride and overblown egos down to size. After all, the whole idea…

Baths

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Diversification is a hedge for ignorance

Diversification

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90% of the people in the stock market, professionals and amateurs alike, simply haven't done enough homework.

Done

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The majority of unskilled investors stubbornly hold onto their losses when the losses are small and reasonable. They could get out cheaply,…

Bigger

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My philosophy is that all stocks are bad. There are no good stocks unless they go up in price. If they go…

Cutting

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Since the market tends to go in the opposite direction of what the majority of people think, I would say 95% of…

Facts

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