Investing Quote by Scott Patterson

“At the end of World War II, the average holding period for a stock was four years. By 2000, it was eight months. By…

— Scott Patterson

Our average holding period is four years.

— Walter Schloss

“It took just over 15 years to recover the money invested at the 1929 peak, following a crash far worse than Smith had ever…

— Jeremy J. Siegel

My favorite time frame for holding a stock is forever.

— Warren Buffett

If, when making a stock investment, you're not considering holding it at least ten years, don't waste more than ten minutes considering it.

— Warren Buffett

The average mutual fund holding period for equity or fixed income is only about three years. It's too short.

— Kenneth Fisher

There is no 20-year period in American history when stocks lost money.

— P. J. O'Rourke

“Bear Market Begin Bear Market End Max DD Sept 1929 June 1932 -86.25 July 1933 March 1935 -33.9% March 1937 March 1938 -54.5% Nov…

— Andrew Abraham

I don't try and guess when to get in and out of the market. I have owned stocks consistently since 1942. I owned the…

— Warren Buffett

I bought my first stock in 1942, in the summer of '42. I was 11 years old. And so 75 years have gone by.…

— Warren Buffett

Stocks in the United States plunged in 2002 amid fears of war and terrorism, a weak economy, rising oil prices and dozens of corporate…

— Alex Berenson

Absent a lot of surprises, stocks are relatively predictable over twenty years. As to whether they're going to be higher or lower in two…

— Peter Lynch