“When I see a bubble forming, I rush into buy, adding fuel to the fire. That’s not irrational.” – George Soros
“The problem with bubbles is that they force one to decide whether to look like an idiot before the peak, or an idiot after the peak.” —John Hussman
“People spend too much time on the last 24 hours and not enough time on the last 6,000 years.” – Will Durant
“Sometimes you can’t make it on your own” – U2 –
“A reasonable probability is the only certainty.” ― E.W. Howe
“Pump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers” – Mark Hanna (Matthew McConaughey) in The Wolf of Wallstreet –
“Survival is the only road to riches. Let me say that again: Survival is the only road to riches.” – Peter Bernstein (Against the Gods)
“You can’t pick cherries with your back to the tree” – John Pierpont Morgan –
Wereldwijd zijn de economische cijfers slecht. Soms zo slecht dat de grote depressie van de jaren dertig erbij verbleekt. Waarom staat de beurs dan niet lager?
IBS collega Pieter Laan in gesprek met Lenneke Arts van Fondsnieuws. Gepubliceerd 23 april 2020
The American Sugar Refining Company en American Can Company. Heeft u daar ooit van gehoord? Dit waren in 1920 twee van de twintig bedrijven in de Amerikaanse Dow Jones index. Daarmee waren het twee van de grootse bedrijven van de jaren 20.
“This is a wartime level of investment into our nation.” – Mitch McConnell (US Senate Majority Leader)
Wow, wat een week…
“You can make a decision today to use the money you saved yesterday to make yourself better off tomorrow. That’s pretty cool!” – Morgan Housel
“Monopoly is the condition of every successful business.” – Peter Thiel
“Everyone needs money. That’s why it’s called money.” Danny DeVito (in de film Heist)
The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday! U.S. Navy SEALs motto
“Progress happens too slowly for people to notice; setbacks happen too fast for people to ignore.” Morgan Housel