David Draiman Quotes

I have plenty of money, unlike other Hollywood celebrities or athletes that have not invested well.

Far too many of my peers were taken in by the jet-setting rock star lifestyle and didn't realise the money might not last forever - but I have always had an eye on the future and invest in a syndicate to share risk.

I told myself after my football career was over that if I ever started making good money again, I would invest it wisely.

My firm has 25,000 high-net-worth clients. A typical account would be that of a couple aged 65 and 60 who need their money to last the rest of their lives, 25 to 35 years.

One of the great responsibilities that I have is to manage my assets wisely, so that they create value.

I try to invest smart. I'm not a baller. I'm not a blinger.

You have to invest the money in a certain thing, because, you know, at 40, I want to enjoy my life. So I do a lot of investments. Apartments back in Russia and New York. It's a good thing to do.

At 19 I was lucky enough to start making money from my music career, and when I was in my early twenties I trusted financial experts and advisers to guide me with how I invested money.

Investing is a virtuous habit best started as early as possible.

I'm just trying to diversify my portfolio and put myself in a position so when I do retire, the options are limitless.

You want to make sure you're aware of who's dealing with your money, what it's doing, and how you can save.

I never dreamed I would want to be or become a financial advisor.

The key, of course, is to stay away from the losing years.

I don't really invest too much in the future.

I understand that finance can be very complex.

Make sure to save for the future and keep making money!

People's - most people's job is talking about the future or like money not even in the present tense. It's not even paper.

I believe in the future, and to be a good investor, you have to believe in the future.

Maximising my wealth was never my chief thing.

I was a writer for 'New York' magazine. I had been to business school, but what did I know? Still, everybody from the receptionists on up to the editor would ask me what they should do with their money.

I have observed that money left without special guidance is sometimes used well and sometimes not.

If you're 35, 45, or even 55 - you have a very long time horizon - 40 years or vastly more. That is you, and/or your spouse, are likely to live about that long, and you'll be investing the whole way.

Americans no longer look to government for economic security; rather, they look to their portfolios.

A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choices we make today will affect our future.

You may have seen my firm's ads screaming, 'I Hate Annuities.' Folks ask why we run them. Simple: Because I do.