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The Best Argument For Mutual Funds Is That They Offer Safety And Diversification. But They Don't Necessarily Offer Safety And Diversification.

A Prudent Silence Will Frequently Be Taken For Wisdom And A Sentence Or Two Cautiously Thrown In Will Sometimes Gain The Palm Of Knowledge, While A Man Well Informed But Indiscreet And Unreserved Will Not Uncommonly Talk Himself Out Of All Consideration And Weight. (alexander Hamilton's 'thesis On Discretion' Written To His Son James Shortly Before His Fatal Duel With Burr.)

I Have Developed A Very Strong Partiality For The Dead: They Don't Talk Back, They Don't Sue, And They Don't Have Angry Relatives.

The Great Inflation Of The 1970s Destroyed Faith In Paper Assets, Because If You Held A Bond, Suddenly The Bond Was Worth Much Less Money Than It Was Before.

You Don't Want Too Much Fear In A Market, Because People Will Be Blinded To Some Very Good Buying Opportunities. You Don't Want Too Much Complacency Because People Will Be Blinded To Some Risk.