Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
When asked if private investors can draw any lessons from what Harvard does, Mr. Meyer responded, “Yes. First, get diversified. Come up with a portfolio that covers a lot of asset classes. Second, you want to keep your fees low.
John C. Bogle • The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns (Little Books. Big Profits)
As I write this Warren Buffett’s net worth is $84.5 billion. Of that, $84.2 billion was accumulated after his 50th birthday. $81.5 billion came after he qualified for Social Security, in his mid-60s.
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Picking a stock depended not on the whim of the crowd, but on the facts. And Buffett took this to heart, partly because he saw Graham in idealized terms—as a “hero,” like his father.39 Graham had a similar effect on others.
Roger Lowenstein • Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
The successful investor Bernard Baruch was once asked at a party for some stock picks. Rather than share his favorite ticker, Baruch explained his simple methodology for finding winning investments—one I’ve embraced as well: Find companies whose product you buy, use, throw away, or however you’ve used it, you need to repurchase it within thirty day
... See moreTom Gardner • The Motley Fool Investment Guide: Third Edition: How the Fools Beat Wall Street's Wise Men and How You Can Too
Perhaps the best way to develop your reputation as a value-adding investor for startups is to add value to startups. Brian Cohen is now a well-known angel investor (he was the first angel to discover Pinterest), but his initial steps into the field were as a pro-bono advisor. When he first joined New York Angels, he offered to help any of the group
... See moreDavid S. Rose • Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups
I have run the Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund (FLPSX) with an intrinsic value approach since 1989, and it has outperformed both the Russell 2000 and Standard & Poor’s 500 indexes by 4 percentage points a year. Over twenty-seven years, a dollar invested in FLPSX grew to $32, while a dollar invested in the index grew to $12.
Joel Tillinghast • Big Money Thinks Small: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing (Columbia Business School Publishing)
John Bogle • Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
Some highlights have been hidden or truncated due to export limits.