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by **Taylor Larimore** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:37 pm

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

by **declan911** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:39 pm

How about 4 words:

Save more than spend!

by **Hatch Batten** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:17 pm

Preserve something from each windfall. Learn something from each misadventure.

by **tipswatcher** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:18 pm

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?

by **SP-diceman** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:23 pm

I need to eat, when I get old.

by **justj2k78** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:24 pm

Read, pick allocation, save, watch costs, stay the course, rebalance

Website · by **Mel Lindauer** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:25 pm

I Bonds, TIPS and VTINX.

by **Gort** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:43 pm

Save until it hurts, then save some more.

by **baw703916** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:48 pm

Make sure you never run out of money.

by **bob90245** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:56 pm

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. :wink:

)

by **englishgirl** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:02 am

Keep costs down. Save lots. Keep everything simple. Be humble.

by **norookie** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:05 am

Education, make your plan, stay your course, maybe tilt. 10 words. :mrgreen:

TL you are a gem, never mind TLs gems! That sound like blatent Brn nosing! :oops:

by **baw703916** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:07 am

I thought Gus Sauter's quote was interesting:

"If everybody wants it, I don’t. Avoid crowds."

This appeals to my contrarian tendencies.

by **norookie** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:23 am

by **bobcat2** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:25 am

Carefully choose your investment goal. Be serious about meeting it.

BobK

by **cheese_breath** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:29 am

Four words ... Keep It Simple Stupid.

by **norookie** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:46 am

cheese_breath wrote:Four words ... Keep It Simple Stupid.

+1

by **Trebor** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:25 am

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

by **second-guesser** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:31 am

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

by **letsgobobby** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:17 am

Embrace thrift. Limit risk. Buy low. Read Bogle. Enjoy journey!

by **PizzaOnTheMind** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:27 am

Be an independent thinker; be patient and wait for opportunities.

by **Random Walker** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:36 am

EMH, SmB, HmL, diversify, Tax Efficient, TLH, Passive, Rebalance, Low Cost

Dave

by **xerty24** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:46 am

For others,

Don't try to beat the market - leave that to me.

For me,

Everywhere you look, there's a free lunch!

by **Noobvestor** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:54 am

Diversify all the things!

by **MarcMyWord** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:41 am

(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.)

by **bungalow10** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:47 am

baw703916 wrote:I thought Gus Sauter's quote was interesting:

"If everybody wants it, I don’t. Avoid crowds."

This appeals to my contrarian tendencies.

+1

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.

by **peppers** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:01 am

..."when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.."

by **stemikger** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:08 am

Set it and Forget it and Rebalance once a year.

by **Xanadu** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:37 am

Maximize savings, minimize expenses, diversify, stay the course, enjoy life

by **Goldfinger** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:07 am

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

by **Ed 2** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:11 am

Do what others don't, educate yourself, listeng yourself. Love your Country.

by **DaleMaley** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:13 am

Live below your means and invest in index funds.

by **investorjunkie** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:17 am

Save more than I earn. Asset allocation, and increase income.

by **BBL** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:20 am

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by **nonroom** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:23 am

Diversified portfolio of low correlation assets, tax-efficient, and low cost! (maybe I cheated a little)

by **alec** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:34 am

Safety first

by **Boglenaut** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:36 am

"Don't Be Clueless."

The rest is strategy and tactics.

by **Boglenaut** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:44 am

Boglenaut wrote:"Don't Be Clueless."

The rest is strategy and tactics.

Actually, that would work for life in general....

by **BigFoot48** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:47 am

Diversified index funds delivering market returns for my risk tolerance.

by **jeff mc** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:54 am

nobody knows nuthin'; so index, low cost, steady like bogle

cheese_breath wrote:Four words ... Keep It Simple Stupid.

ps... that's six words...

by **Sammy_M** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:01 am

Take only prudent risks. Control emotions. Control costs.

by **sscritic** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:06 am

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.

by **MarcMyWord** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:11 am

sscritic wrote:I thought this was the thread on using abbreviations.

Don't you mean ITTWTTOUA?

by **peppers** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:12 am

sscritic 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.

Post padding :wink:

by **Robert T** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:15 am

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Set targets. Save. Structure risk exposure. Diversify globally. Minimize costs.

by **1530jesup** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:21 am

Mel Lindauer wrote:I Bonds, TIPS and VTINX.

Mel, you of all people, why not include the description of what VTINX is?

I may even own it but I never had much of a memory...
be well

by **sscritic** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:36 am

1530jesup wrote:
Mel Lindauer wrote:I Bonds, TIPS and VTINX.

Mel, you of all people, why not include the description of what VTINX is?

I may even own it but I never had much of a memory...
be well

See, I am not the only one who thought this was the thread about abbreviations.

by **Call_Me_Op** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:38 am

Make a plan and stick to it no matter what.

by **james22** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:46 am

Two: valuation matters.

by **sschullo** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:54 am

englishgirl wrote:Keep costs down. Save lots. Keep everything simple. Be humble.

The humble part is the most difficult and takes years for some of us to learn, but if you make it, WOW!

Jump in, learn from your mistakes, move on.

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