Tao Lin Quotes

If your fund doesn't last for the long term, how can you invest for the long term?

You have to invest. You can't sit back.

Sometimes, when there's too much traffic clogging up the road you need to take a different route. But following the same path as everyone else can stall your progress in reaching your investment goals too.

Invest in the millenium.

It seems like for the last 10 years, I've just been investing in the future.

You, your employer and your plan's investment managers fail to follow even the most basic rules of investing. You overtrade, chase performance, do not think long term. All of you - All Of You - have done a horrible job managing your retirement plans.

I have only ever borrowed money for investment. I have been sound money all my life.

Investing is for wealth preservation, not wealth creation, so first you have to make wealth.

An active investor is someone who actually lives off their investments as opposed to wages from a job.

I've usually used the phrase 'stay the course' as one of the great rules of investment success.

Diversification is an established tenet of conservative investment.

Shortly after I met my mentor he asked me, ‘Mr. Rohn, how much money have you saved and invested over the last six years?’ And I said, ‘None.’ He then asked, ‘Who sold you on that plan?’

Take Charge Of Your Financial Future. I believe investing small amounts each month in the stock market will give you financial freedom in the later years of your life.

Always invest for the long term.

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.

I always looked ahead.

I like to invest in companies where I can really add value from my experience, network, etc., so checking out my portfolio of other investments, and my background, will generally give some guidance there.

My private financial situation is such that I don't need to worry about my investments. I don't have much to invest.

The longer you hold a dollar, the longer you hold money, the more valuable it becomes over time. So the younger you are, the more ability you have to hold money longer term.

Money you won't need to use for at least seven years is money for investing. The goal here is to have your account grow over time to help you finance a distant goal, such as building a retirement fund. Since your goal is in the future, money for investing belongs in stocks.

In long term investments, you don't need day to day management.

In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains.

I invest in things for the long term and have a long horizon and the flexibility.

Cash - in savings accounts, short-term CDs or money market deposits - is great for an emergency fund. But to fulfill a long-term investment goal like funding your retirement, consider buying stocks. The more distant your financial target, the longer inflation will gnaw at the purchasing power of your money.

At first, the only thing that I learned was to save. Then I learned about mutual fund, then later on direct stock investments. I also went into small businesses and even real estate.