Investing Quote by Jeremy J. Siegel

“From 1977 to 1987, our average annual return to investors was 46 percent. And even in the middle of the recession, in 1991, we…

— Sam Walton

“In the short run, however, stock returns are very volatile, driven by changes in earnings, interest rates, risk, and uncertainty, as well as psychological…

— Jeremy J. Siegel

“It’s worth emphasising this: the benefits of diversification are greater when average returns are measured with geometric means.18”

— Robert Carver

I personally have said many times I'd be a hundred percent in equities. That fits my risk profile and my views of the world,…

— Laurence D. Fink

On average, 90 percent of the variability of returns and 100 percent of the absolute level of return is explained by asset allocation.

— Roger G. Ibbotson

“If you only want to make average market returns, then scale your positions to a very small size, and your portfolio will act very…

— Gil Morales

We can extrapolate from the study that for the long term individual investor who maintains a consistent asset allocation and leans toward index funds,…

— Roger G. Ibbotson

“39 percent of stocks had a negative total return. (Two out of every five stocks are money-losing investments.)”

— John Del Vecchio

“You want your diversified stock portfolio to include stocks from different industries, large companies, small companies, companies here in the United States, foreign companies,…

— Suze Orman

Over the long term, it's hard for a stock to earn a much better return that the business which underlies it earns. If the…

— Charlie Munger

Historically, the stock market is like a gambling casino with the odds in your favor. Over the long pull, stocks are given something like…

— Burton Malkiel

“The performance of the American stock market is perhaps best measured by comparing the total returns on stocks, assuming the reinvestment of all dividends,…

— Niall Ferguson