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“Perhaps the most important rule is to hold on to your winners and cut your losers. Both are equally important. If you don’t stay with your winners, you are not going to be able to pay for the losers.” quote by Michael Marcus
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“Perhaps the most important rule is to hold on to your winners and cut your losers. Both are equally important. If you don’t stay with your winners, you are not going to be able to pay for the losers.”

Michael Marcus

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Source Interview: Financial Strategies, 2020, Bloomberg

Maintain successful assets while eliminating underperformers to sustain growth.

In simple terms: Keep winners, cut losers.

Key Takeaway

Focus on profitable investments.

Themes

investment risk management portfolio strategy

Mood

pragmatic strategic

Type

advisory business

When to use this quote

  • stock trading
  • business budgeting
  • personal finance

Key Concepts

financial planning allocation performance measurement

Questions to Reflect On

  • Which assets truly add value?
  • How often should you reassess holdings?
A Different Perspective

Market volatility may affect both winners and losers.

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