The Natural-born Investor Is A Myth.

If You Hope To Have More Money Tomorrow Than You Have Today, You've Got To Put A Chunk Of Your Assets Into Stocks. Sooner Or Later, A Portfolio Of Stocks Or Stock Mutual Funds Will Turn Out To Be A Lot More Valuable Than A Portfolio Of Bonds Or Cds Or Money-market Funds.

Visiting Stores And Testing Products Is One Of The Critical Elements Of The Analyst's Job.

Far More Money Has Been Lost By Investors Preparing For Corrections, Or Trying To Anticipate Corrections, Than Has Been Lost In Corrections Themselves.

I'm Always Fully Invested. It's A Great Feeling To Be Caught With Your Pants Up.

If You Can Follow Only One Bit Of Data, Follow The Earnings - Assuming The Company In Question Has Earnings. I Subscribe To The Crusty Notion That Sooner Or Later Earnings Make Or Break An Investment In Equities. What The Stock Price Does Today, Tomorrow, Or Next Week Is Only A Distraction.