Jim Cramer Quotes

You could lose hundreds or thousands one day on paper and gain it all back the next, and it has literally no effect on your immediate future, provided the money you have in the market is money you're investing for the long haul (meaning at least three to five years).

I have a million dollars in the stock market, because if I lose a million dollars, I don't personally care.

Whatever you do needs to be sustainable over time, and taking the money in the short term and taking it in a bubble - like buying an Internet stock in 2000 - may not be sustainable.

Never put your savings in risky investments. Only disposable income should find its way there.

We're getting hurt, but I'm a long-term investor.

I called my business manager in California and said, 'Sell all of my stock' - what little of it I had - and it's the only smart financial move I ever made.

I have yet to take capital losses on any company. Then again, it's still early.

If your investing approach requires that you become Nostradamus to succeed, then you are destined to fail.

Owning equities is an essential part of anyone's portfolio. You just can't ignore it over time. It's going to add the real pop to anyone's overall performance.

It doesn't help to follow every rise and fall of your portfolio. It's better to tune out the day-to-day shifts, in fact. But getting a handle on the larger picture will make you feel more secure, and that goes a long way in calming your fear.

Because in the New Normal you are more worried about the return of your capital, not return on your capital.

I have learned that nothing is certain except for the need to have strong risk management, a lot of cash, the willingness to invest even when the future is unclear, and great people.

Never invest emergency savings in the stock market.

I invested. I wanted to cushion the future. I'm a financial success!

Simply put, investors should own less equities, more bonds, more global investments, more cash and more dry ammunition.

In an ideal world, you raise a lot of money and then there is a downturn, before you start investing so you get better deals. But it doesn't always happen that way.

I spend about half of my time wondering why I have so much in stocks and about half wondering why I have so little.

Financial security and independence are like a three-legged stool resting on savings, insurance and investments

For us, whether the market is skewed from a bubble perspective or not really is mitigated by staying focused on what we do best.

If owning stocks is a long-term project for you, following their changes constantly is a very, very bad idea. It's the worst possible thing you can do, because people are so sensitive to short-term losses. If you count your money every day, you'll be miserable.

Nobody ever lost money taking a profit.

Every portfolio benefits from bonds; they provide a cushion when the stock market hits a rough patch. But avoiding stocks completely could mean your investment won't grow any faster than the rate of inflation.

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

But my system for over 30 years has been this: When stocks are attractive, you buy them. Sure, they can go lower. I've bought stocks at $12 that went to $2, but then they later went to $30.

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