"People do dollar cost averaging because they have……" — Kenneth Fisher
"People do dollar cost averaging because they have regret of making one big mistake. But the fact of the matter is that, mathematically, the market rises more of the time than it falls. It falls, but it rises more of the time than it falls."
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23 Quotes by Kenneth Fisher
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Readers regularly ask what can go wrong but almost never what could positively surprise.
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If some stock categories get too hot-and-pricey, mass supply is created via stock offerings to tap that cheap money -…
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When I was a young man in the 1970s, tech firms were scattered across the developed world. Since then, America…
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Over rolling long periods, U.S. and non-U.S. stocks tend to equalize.
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All equity categories, correctly calculated, create near-identical lifelong returns. They just get there via wildly differing paths.
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Both cheap value stocks and more glamorous growth stocks can work well in a portfolio - if done right.
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Having different types of stocks in your portfolio can enhance returns.
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What is the most common investor mistake? Trading - getting in and getting out at all the wrong times, for…
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Hundreds of investors ask me questions each year about the dilemmas they confront. Their worst problem? Uncertainty. They are traumatized…
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If you are prepared for some risk, junk bonds pay about 5%, but they tend to get whacked when interest…
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One component of the leading economic indicators is the yield curve. Bond investors keep a close eye on this, as…
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The world is filled with successful small businesses that stay small.
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And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and…
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