Benjamin Graham Quotes

I made money in my 20s, became sober in my 30s, looked around, and didn't know who I could trust for money advice.

A good financial planner is going to do more than pick your funds.

I'm happy to tell you that my debt is retired. That happened because I got a good financial adviser.

If you don't trust someone to look after your investments, then they shouldn't be doing the job for you.

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the people who handle it know what they are doing.

I have an accountant, obviously, because I'm self employed, and I use an independent financial adviser. I trust my accountant because we have worked together for a long time now.

My opinion is just be very careful when you're young and making the money.

For athletes, it's extremely tough to trust people with your finances. It's so easy to be victimized.

Stock market risk is ok, but not for Social Security.

Republicans are suggesting that you take your retirement money and invest it in the stock market to take care of yourself but that leaves you with choices that you may not know anything about. The purpose of social Security is that you don't fall through the crack and find yourself destitute.

Be risky at work. Be safe with your investments.

No man's credit is ever as good as his money.

Your money has never been safe in the government's hands, and it never will be. Governments spend money; it's just their nature.

In the long run, it's not just how much money you make that will determine your future prosperity. It's how much of that money you put to work by saving it and investing it.

You know, I have more than enough to do without having to worry about the financial system.

People without financial knowledge, who take advice from financial experts are like lemmings simply following their leader. They race for the cliff and leap into the ocean of financial uncertainty, hoping to swim to the other side.

If at first you do succeed, quit trying on investing.

Asking for financial advice from a financial planner is like asking a barber if you need a hair cut.

I have been asked to lend people money - I now only ever give whatever amount is comfortable without thinking it will come back, otherwise when you see that person wearing a new coat or going on holiday you think but yes, where is my money?

His mind reeled. Now, empowered to ask questions of utmost rudeness-and promised answers-he could, conceivably (though it was almost unimaginable), ask someone, some adult, his father perhaps: "Do you lie?" But he would have no way of knowing if the answer he received was true.

I can't compete with making promises you can't keep.

There are worse situations than drowning in cash and sitting, sitting, sitting. I remember when I wasn’t awash in cash — and I don’t want to go back.

Your greatest asset is your paycheck. Disability insurance protects you and your family if you are unable to work by providing income which will help pay your bills and take care of your family. It's just as important as life insurance.

The farmer's way of saving money: to be owed by someone he trusted.