Gary Hamel Quotes

I think I could make you fifty percent a year on one million dollars. No, I know I could. I guarantee that.

I'm big into stocks. I've invested in a lot of stocks. One day I was talking to my accountant, and he was like, "Yo, what if I could turn a million dollars into $20 million?"

Well, I think the secret is if you have a lot of stocks, some will do mediocre, some will do okay, and if one of two of 'em go up big time, you produce a fabulous result. And I think that's the promise to some people.

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

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

Start small; get to know the landscape. We take risks but not major risks. We always started with small capital - €4m in Holland, $10m in Russia - and as we get to know the landscape of a country, we think about other businesses.

The Interros strategy toward various assets generally depends on the stage of their development and level of their maturity.

I've been investing in the stock market for 27 years and, within that time, have helped investors beat the market nearly four to one.

We have a very competitive and profitable investment bank and strong asset management capabilities. We want to continue to build on all those businesses organically.

Floyd has done a lot for me financially and has taught me a lot about business. He did great in making money during his career and he tells me a lot of what he's working on.

The difference between success and failure is not which stock you buy or which piece of real estate you buy, it's asset allocation.

If we assume that there are normal or standard income results to be obtained from investing money in securities, then the role of the adviser can be more readily established. He will use his superior training and experience to protect his clients against mistakes and to make sure that they obtain the results to which their money is entitled.

I love the business of business; I love the risk raking.

Just like a script, you need to keep a business plan to yourself.

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.

The thing to do with mutual funds is to buy a couple of decent ones, set up an investment plan and then never, ever think about them again, except maybe once a quarter or so when you take a peek at your statements to make sure that you have not accidentally been buying the Fidelity Peace-in-the-Middle-East fund.

The number-one job of the hedge-fund manager is not to make sure that you can retire with a smile on your face - it's for him to retire with a smile on his face.

You can't manage Wall Street. Wall Street has its own viewpoints on everything. I have always believed, if you manage your business correctly, Wall Street will take care of itself.

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

I create offbeat advice; I don't follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments.

I'm a kibitzer with a broad portfolio.

If you're an investor who wants a little bit more from the capital-appreciation side of things, but still likes this concept of getting 'paid by the company,' then we would tell that investor to pursue shareholder yield.