Warren Buffett Quotes

The fundamental work of investment management is filtering. The question is what do you filter.

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.

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

Well, there's always risk in long-term investment.

What you really want to do in investments is figure out what's important and knowable. If it's unimportant or unknowable you forget about it.

I know where I'm putting my money.

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

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

When I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.

When it comes to money, the best investments were probably the ones I did not make.

I invest in funds myself even though I run my own fund for my daughters.

Having the opportunity to follow the market frequently gives you the opportunity to see if you need to reevaluate your portfolio. But reevaluating your portfolio shouldn't trigger a sell signal so frequently.

We monitor close to 50 companies globally that can be potential investment opportunities. I'd like to see DST as a significant global investment company in the Internet arena.

I'm not emotional about investments. Investing is something where you have to be purely rational and not let emotion affect your decision making - just the facts.

The essence of a good investment manager is one who studies a given business and extrapolates the future cash flows that the business is likely to generate over the next several years. Based on the cash flow and asset assessment, they can then arrive at their expected rate of return if they bought a fraction of that business at a given price.

Never underrate the importance of asset allocation.

Regardless of what happens in the markets, stick to your investment program. Changing your strategy at the wrong time can be the single most devastating mistake you can make as an investor.

I don't think you should put all your money in one place. It must be invested in different investments.

I'm not scared of many sectors, so if you look at my investment portfolio, it is pretty wide. I've invested in anything from market research firms to fashion houses and textile companies.

There is a natural tendency for investors to devote a significant majority of their time to finding new ideas. After all, uncovering great companies selling at great prices is the lifeblood of successful investing. But in the never-ending quest for the next great idea, investors often give short shrift to their existing investments.

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?’

Investing is not as tough as being a top-notch bridge player. All it takes is the ability to see things as they really are.

Finding the best person or the best organization to invest your money is one of the most important financial decisions you'll ever make.

We make investment decisions based on our evaluation of the most profitable combination of probabilities.