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Stop trying to predict the direction of the stock market, the economy or elections.

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Never invest in a business you can't understand

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As far as you are concerned, the stock market does not exist. Ignore it.

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Sound investing can make you very wealthy if you're not in too big a hurry

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Investors making purchases in an overheated market need to recognize that it may often take an extended period for the value of even an outstanding company to catch up with the price they paid.

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You want to know a sure way to lose money? Buy what's popular and don't know what you are investing in.

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You know ... you keep doing the same things and you keep getting the same result over and over again.

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One of the ironies of the stock market is the emphasis on activity. Brokers, using terms such as 'marketability' and 'liquidity,' sing the praises of companies with high share turnover... but investors should understand that what is good for the croupier is not good for the customer. A hyperactive stock market is the pick pocket of enterprise.

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Is management rational?

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Calculate "owner earnings" to get a true reflection of value.

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Look for companies with high profit margins.

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You do not adequately protect yourself by being half awake when other are sleeping.

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In a commodity business, it's very hard to be smarter than your dumbest competitor.

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If you knew what was going to happen in the economy, you still wouldn't necessarily know what was going to happen in the stock market.

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Accounting consequences do not influence our operating or capital-allocation decisions. When acquisition costs are similar, we much prefer to purchase $2 of earnings that is not reportable by us under standard accounting principles than to purchase $1 of earnings that is reportable.

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I really like my life. I've arranged my life so that I can do what I want.

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A prediction about the direction of the stock market tells you nothing about where stocks are headed, but a whole lot about the person doing the predicting.

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Investing is forgoing consumption now in order to have the ability to consume more at a later date.

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Our stay-put behavior reflects our view that the stock market serves as a relocation center at which money is moved from the active to the patient.

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The Stock Market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient.

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