Assets Quote by William J. Bernstein

“The process of intelligently building a portfolio consists of buying the best investments, making room for them by selling lesser ones, and staying clear…

— Howard Marks

A good portfolio is more than a long list of good stocks and bonds. It is a balanced whole, providing the investor with protections…

— Harry Markowitz

Avoid second-quality issues in making up a portfolio unless they are demonstrable bargains.

— Benjamin Graham

We believe in constructing the portfolio so that we put our biggest amount of money in our highest-conviction idea, and then we view the…

— David Einhorn

I still believe that for good business analysts a concentrated portfolio is a good strategy combined with a long term horizon. Once again, the…

— Joel Greenblatt

I think it is crucial to diversify one's portfolio.

— Soha Ali Khan

In choosing a portfolio, investors should seek broad diversification, Further, they should understand that equities--and corporate bonds also--involve risk; that markets inevitably fluctuate; and…

— Harry Markowitz

To reduce risk it is necessary to avoid a portfolio whose securities are all highly correlated with each other. One hundred securities whose returns…

— Harry Markowitz

In the long run, a portfolio of well chosen stocks and/or equity mutual funds will always outperform a portfolio of bonds or a money-market…

— Peter Lynch

We live in a very risky world and investors should not get "carried away" with excessive allocations to equities, or for that matter, real…

— John C. Bogle

Practical investors usually learn their problem is finding enough outstanding investments, rather than choosing among too many.

— Philip Arthur Fisher

I think it's a mistake to rely too much on any one economic factor. It's why investors try to spread their portfolio round.

— Paul Wolfowitz