Laurence D. Fink Quotes

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.

Regardless of what the future holds, intelligent investment in common stocks offer a solid route for a reasonable return on investment going forward.

Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.

Both from the standpoint of stocks and bonds, an investor wants to go where the growth is.

I personally have said many times I'd be a hundred percent in equities. That fits my risk profile and my views of the world, though obviously it's not appropriate for everyone. Most investors need a more diversified portfolio.

If you hope to have more money tomorrow than you have today, you've got to put a chunk of your assets into stocks. Sooner or later, a portfolio of stocks or stock mutual funds will turn out to be a lot more valuable than a portfolio of bonds or CDs or money-market funds.

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).

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.

Investors who find the best businesses to put their money behind are rewarded for their research.

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

I know where I'm putting my money.

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.

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.

Mutual funds give people the sense that they're investing with the big boys and that they're really not at a disadvantage entering the stock market.

There's 4,000-plus stocks out there, and sometimes it gets a little confusing. And we like them to start with the portfolio grader, but if they'd like to see how I use the system and pick stocks - we offer that as well.

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.

I do not own a single security anywhere that doesn't pay a dividend, and I formed a mutual-fund company with that very simple philosophy.

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

Investing is a business where you can look very silly for a long period of time before you are proven right.

Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a good thing can be wonderful'.

Many follow a rule of thumb - no more than 5% in one stock. But that's not the entrepreneurial road to riches.

I would never be 100 percent in stocks or 100 percent in bonds or cash.

Having different types of stocks in your portfolio can enhance returns.

I sold some shares, but on a net basis, significantly increased my ownership.

We believe that people moving their portfolios to an overweight in bonds will be disappointed over the long-term and will significantly underperform an asset allocation that over-weights equities.