Rules of investment by Warren Buffet-most successful investor of the 20th century.

Rules of investment by Warren Buffet

1. A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.
2. If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.
3. I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.
4. Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is when no one else is. You can’t buy what is popular and do well.
5. Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.

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The excerpt in itself is a wonderful dose of investing wisdom that has made Buffett what he is today. He talks about the importance of…

• Remaining within one’s circle of competence;
• Ignoring Mr. Market’s daily rants;
• Differentiating between a stock’s price and value;
• Paying a fair price; and
• Reading Graham’s Intelligent Investor

Here are five key lessons Buffett asks you to remember at all times (the emphasis is mine), as they will serve you well in your investing journey…

1. You don’t need to be an expert in order to achieve satisfactory investment returns. But if you aren’t, you must recognize your limitations and follow a course certain to work reasonably well. Keep things simple and don’t swing for the fences. When promised quick profits, respond with a quick “no.”
2. Focus on the future productivity of the asset you are considering. If you don’t feel comfortable making a rough estimate of the asset’s future earnings, just forget it and move on. No one has the ability to evaluate every investment possibility. But omniscience isn’t necessary; you only need to understand the actions you undertake.
3. If you instead focus on the prospective price change of a contemplated purchase, you are speculating. There is nothing improper about that. I know, however, that I am unable to speculate successfully, and I am skeptical of those who claim sustained success at doing so. Half of all coin-flippers will win their first toss; none of those winners has an expectation of profit if he continues to play the game. And the fact that a given asset has appreciated in the recent past is never a reason to buy it.
4. Games are won by players who focus on the playing field — not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard. If you can enjoy Saturdays and Sundays without looking at stock prices, give it a try on weekdays.
5. Forming macro opinions or listening to the macro or market predictions of others is a waste of time. Indeed, it is dangerous because it may blur your vision of the facts that are truly important. (When I hear TV commentators glibly opine on what the market will do next, I am reminded of Mickey Mantle’s scathing comment: “You don’t know how easy this game is until you get into that broadcasting booth.”)

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