Yield Pig

Accumulating investor wisdom, one quote at a time. Account run by @MikeFritzell

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I have a fundamental view, which I believe in my heart, but I try to separate that from the short‑term fervor and intensity I may see in the market. - Michael Steinhardt

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If a company’s earnings are rising, and it seems like they’re going to continue to climb, I won’t short it no matter how high it looks. - Bob Wilson

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My ability to forecast the market is no better than anybody else’s, which means it’s quite poor. - Bob Wilson

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If you’re in the market, you have to know there’s going to be declines. - Peter Lynch

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The safest course to follow will often be the one that at first glance appears to be the most risky. - Phil Fischer

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Buy a stock the way you would buy a house. Understand and like it such that you'd be content to own it in the absence of any market. - Warren Buffett

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If a company’s earnings are rising, and it seems like they’re going to continue to climb, I won’t short it no matter how high it looks. - Bob Wilson

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Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in the corrections themselves. - Peter Lynch

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In cyclicals, a period of silly prices is followed by a period of sobriety. - Peter Lynch

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People worry about the riskiness of stocks, but bonds can be just as risky. - Peter Lynch

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One of the tricks of this business is, keep your losses down and then, if you have a few good breaks, the compounding works well for you. - Walter Schloss

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Big companies have small moves; small companies have big moves. - Peter Lynch

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Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing. - Warren Buffett

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If you don’t understand a company, if you can’t explain it to a 10-year-old in two minutes or less, don’t own it. - Peter Lynch

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The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios… The idea that you can actually predict what’s going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market. - George Soros

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Always ask: What are we missing? - Michael Steinhardt

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Your ultimate success or failure will depend on your ability to ignore the worries of the world long enough to allow your investments to succeed. - Peter Lynch

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If you're smart, you're going to make a lot of money without borrowing. - Warren Buffett

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If you find a stock with little or no institutional ownership, you’ve found a potential winner. Find a company that no analyst has ever visited, or that no analyst would admit to knowing about, and you’ve got a double winner. - Peter Lynch

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The maximum potential loss to being short is infinite, whereas the maximum potential loss to being long is only 100%. - Michael Steinhardt