Costs Quote by John C. Bogle

“Investors need to understand not only the magic of compounding long-term returns, but the tyranny of compounding costs; costs that ultimately overwhelm that magic.”

— John C. Bogle

One of the dangers about net-net investing is that if you buy a net-net that begins to lose money your net-net goes down and…

— Peter Cundill

So this is the goal: To make money by increasing net profit, while simultaneously increasing return on investment, and simultaneously increasing cash flow.

— Eliyahu M. Goldratt

What you pay for an investment is the single biggest determinant for how successful that investment will be. When equity prices are high, your…

— Barry Ritholtz

As value investors, our business is to buy bargains that financial market theory says do not exist. We've delivered great returns to our clients…

— Seth Klarman

It is not the return on my investment that I am concerned about; it's the return of my investment

— Will Rogers

Enjoy the magic of compounding returns. Even modest investments made in one's early 20s are likely to grow to staggering amounts over the course…

— John C. Bogle

What you give becomes an investment that will return to you multiplied at some point in the future.

— Jim Rohn

Companies typically borrow money at less than their return on equity and therefore compound their return at the expense of lenders.

— Bill Gross

If you're going to buy something which compounds for 30 years at 15% per annum and you pay one 35% tax at the very…

— Charlie Munger

The miracle of compounding returns has been overwhelmed by the tyranny of compounding costs.

— John C. Bogle

Most investors are primarily oriented toward return, how much they can make and pay little attention to risk, how much they can lose.

— Seth Klarman