Advisors Quote by William J. Bernstein

We next consider the rule that the investor does or should consider expected return a desirable thing and variance of return an undesirable thing.

— Harry Markowitz

Don't Take It Seriously * When the SHARE BROKER says, It will rise right up, fluctuate for a while and then slowly fall back again.

— Nikhil Saluja

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

— Will Rogers

You can't find returns in investments you haven't made.

— Clayton Christensen

If at first you do succeed, quit trying on investing.

— Warren Buffett

Some investments do have higher expected returns than others. Which ones? Well, by and large they're the ones that will do the worst in…

— William Forsyth Sharpe

I always remind myself that what one observes is at best a combination of variance and returns, not just returns.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Too many people say to their brokers, I can't deal with this. Take my money. Do what you want. That's the worst attitude you…

— Maria Bartiromo

Before selling, try to re-evaluate the company again and see where the stock sells in realtion to its book value.

— Walter Schloss

When an investor focuses on short-term investments, he or she is observing the variability of the portfolio, not the returns - in short, being…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

All an investor can do is follow a consistently disciplined and rigorous approach; over time the returns will come

— Seth Klarman

No matter how skillful the trading scheme, over the long haul, abnormal returns are sustained only through abnormal exposure to risk.

— Alan Greenspan