Warren buffet has been a guru to many when it comes to investment. He was able to see success and is considered one of the best investors of all time. Some of his wisdom on finance, investment, and life have influenced many, and here are some of warren buffer quotes on investing, financing and life.
“Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No.1”
Warren Buffet
“Remember that the stock market is a manic depressive.”
Warren Buffet
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
Warren Buffet
“Beware the investment activity that produces applause; the great moves are usually greeted by yawns.”
Warren Buffet
“The best thing that happens to us is when a great company gets into temporary trouble…We want to buy them when they’re on the operating table.”
Warren Buffet
“Widespread fear is your friend as an investor because it serves up bargain purchases.”
Warren Buffet
“Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.”
Warren Buffet
“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago”
Warren Buffet
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.“
Warren Buffet
“Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing.”
Warren Buffet
“Never invest in a business you cannot understand.”
Warren Buffet
“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”
Warren Buffet
“Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.”
Warren Buffet
“The stock market is designed to transfer money from the active to the patient.”
Warren Buffet
“If you aren’t thinking about owning a stock for 10 years, don’t even think about owning it for 10 minutes.”
Warren Buffet
“Our favorite holding period is forever.”
Warren Buffet
“An investor should act as though he had a lifetime decision card with just twenty punches on it.”
Warren Buffet
“Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.”
Warren Buffet
“Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future.”
Warren Buffet
“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 Buffet
“Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing.”
Warren Buffet
“When trillions of dollars are managed by Wall Streeters charging high fees, it will usually be the managers who reap outsized profits, not the clients.”
Warren Buffet
“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”
Warren Buffet
“We want products where people feel like kissing you instead of slapping you.”
Warren Buffet
“The most important investment you can make is in yourself.”
Warren Buffet