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You can teach your kids to chase status. Or you can teach them to own assets.
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Invest... - In the stock market - For more than 5 years - Owning over 20 stocks - With some index funds - Adding money continually - Expecting market declines Actually....LOVING market declines.. because they're just price discounts for long-term investors.
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Be cautious about the short run and optimistic about the long run.
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Everyone wants to buy low and sell high—until low feels terrifying and high feels invincible.
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Don’t buy the dip. Buy the decade.
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Rules for enduring bear markets: – Don’t panic – Don’t sell – Don’t watch too closely
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Dividends are business profits sneaking into your bank account.
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If you need excitement, try Vegas. If you need wealth, try index funds.
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The underrated skills of investors: – Boredom tolerance – Ego control – Calendar discipline
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The market punishes ego faster than it rewards intelligence.
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The stock market is a transfer machine: from the impatient to the patient.
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Time beats timing.
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Volatility is the price of admission for compounding.
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Do you think unemployment in the US is headed higher? And why or why not…
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Ego is your biggest expense.
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Looking rich is a liability. Being rich is an asset.
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Owning 25 stocks is insurance. Owning 1 stock is a prayer.
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Rarely in US history has the stock market been near all-time highs while unemployment was at 4-year highs. This is the case now. Please explain.
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You don’t beat the market by predicting it—you beat it by staying in it.
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What long-term investors know: – Volatility is normal – Patience is rare – Compounding is magic
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