"Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
- Taylor Larimore
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"Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
Hi Bogleheads:
Jason Zweig, Wall Street Journal columnist, asks himself and other investing experts:
"Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
Their replies are interesting:
http://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2012/0 ... -10-words/
In 10 words or less, what is YOUR investing philosophy?
Thank you and best wishes.
Taylor
Jason Zweig, Wall Street Journal columnist, asks himself and other investing experts:
"Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
Their replies are interesting:
http://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2012/0 ... -10-words/
In 10 words or less, what is YOUR investing philosophy?
Thank you and best wishes.
Taylor
"Simplicity is the master key to financial success." -- Jack Bogle
Re: "Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
How about 4 words:
Save more than spend!
Save more than spend!
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Preserve something from each windfall. Learn something from each misadventure.
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10 exactly, and thank you declan911 for the first part:
Save more than you spend! Try not to lose money!
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I think we could later on make a Haiku thread on investing philosophy?
Save more than you spend! Try not to lose money!
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I think we could later on make a Haiku thread on investing philosophy?
TIPS: Perfect investment for imperfect times?
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I need to eat, when I get old.
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Read, pick allocation, save, watch costs, stay the course, rebalance
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I Bonds, TIPS and VTINX.
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Save until it hurts, then save some more.
Re: "Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
Make sure you never run out of money.
Most of my posts assume no behavioral errors.
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Borrowing some words from the article:
Expect many bull and bear markets in your lifetime. Therefore, spend less and diversify globally.
(Ok, so that's more than 10 words. )
Expect many bull and bear markets in your lifetime. Therefore, spend less and diversify globally.
(Ok, so that's more than 10 words. )
Ignore the market noise. Keep to your rebalancing schedule whether that is semi-annual, annual or trigger bands.
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Re: "Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
Keep costs down. Save lots. Keep everything simple. Be humble.
Sarah
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Education, make your plan, stay your course, maybe tilt. 10 words. TL you are a gem, never mind TLs gems! That sound like blatent Brn nosing!
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" Wealth usually leads to excess " Cicero 55 b.c
Re: "Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
I thought Gus Sauter's quote was interesting:
"If everybody wants it, I don’t. Avoid crowds."
This appeals to my contrarian tendencies.
"If everybody wants it, I don’t. Avoid crowds."
This appeals to my contrarian tendencies.
Most of my posts assume no behavioral errors.
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:peace .
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" Wealth usually leads to excess " Cicero 55 b.c
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Carefully choose your investment goal. Be serious about meeting it.
BobK
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Re: "Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
Four words ... Keep It Simple Stupid.
The surest way to know the future is when it becomes the past.
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+1 :peacecheese_breath wrote:Four words ... Keep It Simple Stupid.
" Wealth usually leads to excess " Cicero 55 b.c
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There is no such thing as a free lunch.
TINSTAAFL
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Fifty percent stocks , fifty percent bonds from day one. Rebalance every five years.
(I wish I has followed this advice from day 1 ; in fact I wish I could follow this advice now ! )
S-G
(I wish I has followed this advice from day 1 ; in fact I wish I could follow this advice now ! )
S-G
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Embrace thrift. Limit risk. Buy low. Read Bogle. Enjoy journey!
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Be an independent thinker; be patient and wait for opportunities.
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EMH, SmB, HmL, diversify, Tax Efficient, TLH, Passive, Rebalance, Low Cost
Dave
Dave
Re: "Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
For others,
Don't try to beat the market - leave that to me.
For me,
Everywhere you look, there's a free lunch!
Don't try to beat the market - leave that to me.
For me,
Everywhere you look, there's a free lunch!
No excuses, no regrets.
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Diversify all the things!
"In the absence of clarity, diversification is the only logical strategy" -= Larry Swedroe
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Re: "Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
(Let's see. Just 10 words. Hmmm . . .)
Do what Larimore and Lindauer say and nobody gets hurt.
(I trust that smiley faces don't count as words.)
Do what Larimore and Lindauer say and nobody gets hurt.
(I trust that smiley faces don't count as words.)
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+1baw703916 wrote:I thought Gus Sauter's quote was interesting:
"If everybody wants it, I don’t. Avoid crowds."
This appeals to my contrarian tendencies.
The only problem is that since I found this forum, it is difficult to differentiate in my head the Boglehead everyone from the everyone-else everyone.
An elephant for a dime is only a good deal if you need an elephant and have a dime.
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..."when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.."
"..the cavalry ain't comin' kid, you're on your own..."
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Set it and Forget it and Rebalance once a year.
Choose Simplicity ~ Stay the Course!! ~ Press on Regardless!!!
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Maximize savings, minimize expenses, diversify, stay the course, enjoy life
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Re: "Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
For me, these 2 words say it all: "Stealth Wealth." Wrap the typical Boglehead comments around that, and that sums it up for me.
--Goldfinger
--Goldfinger
"At cocktail parties lovely ladies would corner me and ask my opinion of the market, but alas, when they learned I was a bond man, they would quietly drift away." -- Sidney Homer/Salomon Bros
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Do what others don't, educate yourself, listeng yourself. Love your Country.
"The fund industry doesn't have a lot of heroes, but he (Bogle) is one of them," Russ Kinnel
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Live below your means and invest in index funds.
Most investors, both institutional and individual, will find that the best way to own common stocks is through an index fund that charges minimal fees. – Warren Buffett
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Save more than I earn. Asset allocation, and increase income.
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Diversified portfolio of low correlation assets, tax-efficient, and low cost! (maybe I cheated a little)
You cannot control the actions of others. You can only control your reactions to their actions.
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Safety first
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!" - Upton Sinclair
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"Don't Be Clueless."
The rest is strategy and tactics.
The rest is strategy and tactics.
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Actually, that would work for life in general....Boglenaut wrote:"Don't Be Clueless."
The rest is strategy and tactics.
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Diversified index funds delivering market returns for my risk tolerance.
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Two-time in top-10 in Bogleheads S&P500 contest; 18-time loser
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nobody knows nuthin'; so index, low cost, steady like bogle
ps... that's six words...cheese_breath wrote:Four words ... Keep It Simple Stupid.
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Take only prudent risks. Control emotions. Control costs.
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Here is a summary of the last seven philosophies:
DGASTOPRCE
NKNSILCSLB
DIFDMRFMRT
DBCTRISAT
SF
DPOLCATEALC
SASADSTCIW
Oh, I got confused. I thought this was the thread on using abbreviations.
DGASTOPRCE
NKNSILCSLB
DIFDMRFMRT
DBCTRISAT
SF
DPOLCATEALC
SASADSTCIW
Oh, I got confused. I thought this was the thread on using abbreviations.
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Don't you mean ITTWTTOUA?sscritic wrote:I thought this was the thread on using abbreviations.
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Post paddingsscritic wrote:Here is a summary of the last seven philosophies:
DGASTOPRCE
NKNSILCSLB
DIFDMRFMRT
DBCTRISAT
SF
DPOLCATEALC
SASADSTCIW
Oh, I got confused. I thought this was the thread on using abbreviations.
"..the cavalry ain't comin' kid, you're on your own..."
Re: "Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
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- Set targets. Save. Structure risk exposure. Diversify globally. Minimize costs.
Re: "Can you sum-up your investing philosophy in 10 words?"
Mel, you of all people, why not include the description of what VTINX is?Mel Lindauer wrote:I Bonds, TIPS and VTINX.
I may even own it but I never had much of a memory...
be well
Don't it always seem to go * That you don't know what you've got * Till it's gone
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See, I am not the only one who thought this was the thread about abbreviations.1530jesup wrote:Mel, you of all people, why not include the description of what VTINX is?Mel Lindauer wrote:I Bonds, TIPS and VTINX.
I may even own it but I never had much of a memory...
be well
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Make a plan and stick to it no matter what.
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Two: valuation matters.
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The humble part is the most difficult and takes years for some of us to learn, but if you make it, WOW!englishgirl wrote:Keep costs down. Save lots. Keep everything simple. Be humble.
Jump in, learn from your mistakes, move on.
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