Jason Zweig
Investing columnist for The Wall Street Journal and editor of the revised edition of Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor.
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Their wordsBusinesses that design themselves around what they're trying to achieve are the most likely to succeed.
↗What Makes Warren Buffett One of a Kindjasonzweig.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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What makes Warren Buffett one of a kind is how well he succeeded in actualizing Chandler's rule.
Their wordsAbove all, what makes Buffett one of a kind is how well he succeeded in actualizing Chandler's rule.
↗What Makes Warren Buffett One of a Kindjasonzweig.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsAs I've often written, money isn't really about numbers; it's about emotion.
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Their wordsMy view: Behavioral economics is no panacea, but it can be an extremely useful tool for individuals and for systems as well.
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Good economic times tend to produce bad financial ideas, while bad times produce good ones.
Their wordsMy own theory is that good times foster bad financial ideas, and bad times engender good ones.
- 7 months earlier
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Their wordsIn short, investors' view of the decade to come is being shaped by the events of the last few days.
↗Summon Your Courage and Buy Stocksjasonzweig.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsWith so many professional money managers afraid to act, with most of the public in the grip of fear and anger, you should put your cash and your courage to work.
↗Summon Your Courage and Buy Stocksjasonzweig.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsI have a theory that great investors are not unemotional, but inversely emotional: They get worried when the market is making most people happy, and they feel good when everyone else is worried about it.
- 13 months earlier
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Constant market connectivity has made disciplined, independent investing harder than ever before.
Their wordsThanks to today's incessantly twitchy, infinitely networked markets, it has never been harder to be a disciplined and independent investor.
↗You’re Not Paranoid. The Market Is Out to Get You.jasonzweig.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Successful investing is fundamentally about self-control rather than understanding markets.
Their wordsInvesting isn't about mastering the markets; it's about mastering yourself.
↗You’re Not Paranoid. The Market Is Out to Get You.jasonzweig.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 8 weeks earlier
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Their wordsIf you buy a handful of index funds, sit on them for decades and never do another thing, you're likely to outperform nearly everyone who tries to beat the market by trading-including most professionals.
↗Messing Up the Closest Thing to a Sure Thing in the Stock Marketjasonzweig.com