Sometimes, it only takes a few words to express big, sweeping thoughts. Here are some of our favorite quotes that can be applied to investing, including some from members of the Emerald team. We'll leave it to you to interpret what they mean to you. And if you have your own favorite quotes, send them to us at risbitts@emeraldasset.com. If we get some good ones, eventually we'll do a follow up to this using your quotes.
"Ah, Wall Street. High Finance. Bulls, bears, people from Connecticut" - Jerry Seinfeld
"There are two requirements for success in Wall Street. One, you have to think correctly; and secondly, you have to think independently"- Benjamin Graham
"The stock market never really changes that much. What happened before will happen again and again and again." - Jesse Livermore
"Avoiding trouble is more important than finding that next big winner" - Michael Kahn
"Life favors those who are prepared" - Troy Vincent, NFL football player whose career spanned more than 15 years (league average is 3 years)
In investing as in life, the "Five Ps" are critical: prior planning prevents poor performance - Allan Budelman
"It's always in the last place you look" -Old Proverb
"Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue. Honesty is hardly ever heard, but mostly what I need from you." - Billy Joel (who, as far as I know, was NOT thinking of his investment advisor when he wrote it)
"Compensation Drives Behavior. Think about that the next time your broker asks you to look at something he's selling" - Matt MacEachern
"If it were easy, everyone would be doing it" - Scot Hunter
"I came to realize that a life lived to help others is the only one that matters"- Ben Stein
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