Crowd, Wall Street

You cannot outperform the crowd when you are part of it.

$ Wall Street

Force yourself to trade against the consensus.

Innovation, Steve Jobs

Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.

- Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

Investment, Fred Schwed Jr.

Speculation is an effort, probably unsuccessful, to turn a little money into a lot. Investment is an effort, which should be successful, to prevent a lot of money from becoming a little.

― Fred Schwed Jr., Where Are the Customers' Yachts?: Or a Good Hard Look at Wall Street

Investment, Wall Street

Where are the customers’ yachts?

$ Wall Street

Your broker is not your buddy.

Appearance, Miguel de Cervantes

All that glisters is not gold.

- Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Don Quixote (1605-15), Part II, Chapter XXXIII. Googe—Eglogs, etc. (1563). Udall—Ralph Royster Doyster. (1566).

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Education, Evan Esar (1899-1995)

America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week.

- Evan Esar (1899-1995)

Risk control, Wall Street

Never make a bet you can’t afford to lose.

- Wall Street

Risk control is 90% of the investment battle.

Money, Western Proverb

To repay borrowed money is the best way to use money.

$ Western Proverb

Panics, Wall Street

Panics on Wall Street are notoriously periodic.

- Wall Street

It’s right to be an optimist, but be prepared for the worst.

Leverage, Wall Street

Don’t speculate with another person’s money.

- Wall Street

Never borrow short-term money on unmarketable collateral.