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Do the math. Expect catastrophes. Whatever happens, stay the course.


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For the taxable investor, indexing means never having to say you're sorry.



Bluntly put, there's no chance that your doctor, dentist, or attorney is a high-school dropout. Your stockbroker, however, just might be.

Bluntly put, there's no chance that your doctor, dentist, or attorney is a high-school dropout. Your stockbroker, however, just might be.



The purpose of investing is not to simply optimise returns and make yourself rich. The purpose is not to die poor.

The purpose of investing is not to simply optimise returns and make yourself rich. The purpose is not to die poor.



The reason that 'guru' is such a popular word is because 'charlatan' is so hard to spell.

The reason that 'guru' is such a popular word is because 'charlatan' is so hard to spell.



There are two kinds of investors, be thay large or small: those who don't know where the market is headed, and those who don't know that they don't know.

There are two kinds of investors, be thay large or small: those who don't know where the market is headed, and those who don't know that they don't know.



99% of fund managers demonstrate no evidence of skill whatsoever.

99% of fund managers demonstrate no evidence of skill whatsoever.



You have to understand what market history looks like. What market history tells you is that the very, very best investments are made when things look the worst.

You have to understand what market history looks like. What market history tells you is that the very, very best investments are made when things look the worst.



If your broker or investment advisor is not familiar with the concept of standard deviation of returns, get a new one.

If your broker or investment advisor is not familiar with the concept of standard deviation of returns, get a new one.



Wall Street is littered with the bones of those who knew just what to do, but could not bring themselves to do it.

Wall Street is littered with the bones of those who knew just what to do, but could not bring themselves to do it.



All the things that make us human make us terrible investors and you have to understand what they are and how to avoid them.

All the things that make us human make us terrible investors and you have to understand what they are and how to avoid them.





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