Troy Carter Quotes

Leave no stone unturned to help your clients realize maximum profits from their investment.

Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.

Investors have to ask themselves two questions. How much can we grow our investments? And, can we afford our mistakes?

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

I don't want to be on anyone's board. I just want to have good investments.

I really did believe that the most successful investments were the ones that you could own for the long run.

I consider each business investment based on concept and revenue.

My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.

With the world changing fast, we needed capital for investments. There's only so much bandwidth in your own balance sheet.

Savings is the fundamental input for capital investment, and capital investment is the primary ingredient in productivity.

My investment advice is rooted in my understanding of economics.

Just like I gave Jack Ma and Alibaba the luxury of staying private for longer, I am now giving Arm the gift of being private. My only message to them now is take my investment and let's go, go, go.

Entrepreneurs can benefit a lot from the right help and advice, and you can avoid costly mistakes. You can get incredible leverage in hiring people who wouldn't even talk to you if you have the right help. An investor isn't about money - it's about the help and advice you can get.

The ideal time period to get an investment is when you've already proved your concept and know what you're doing, and it's about adding water to the seeds.

A lot of people want to start a business, and they're like, 'I wanna start a business, give me some money to invest.' Where is your business plan? Are you investing money yourself into your own business? How is this going to work? People think that they can just come to you with an idea and have money.

I've invested in pitches and continue to run clinics to help encourage others to do the same.

I think a lot of entrepreneurs think they need money to build the business faster when they actually haven't figured out the business equation yet.

I have someone who invests my money in a safe way so it continues to grow.

Doing ventures is great - I'm talking economics now - if you've got a rising market. It's wonderful. If I hadn't got HKT, I would have been just as happy. Because there's a price for everything. And to overpay for something is awful.

For resourceful tech founders, finding capital is rarely a problem; making the best use of it is another story. A few years slinging pepperoni pies and chicken wings - on tiny margins and with minimal investment - might not be the worst fiscal training.

One of my first investments was $100,000 in a Web-based calendar startup - and I lost every dollar.

Zeroing in on the best sectors or the best regions of the world is great, but zeroing in on the very best individual stocks is the key to making truly impressive profits.

The ability to select stocks, manage them over time and know when to sell them is incredibly difficult, even for professional fund managers.

Our balance sheet provides us with the ability to act on investment opportunities in appropriate areas that diversify and broaden our portfolio, including the gas and energy sector.

I know where I'm putting my money.