Sir John Mark Templeton
Sir John’s 16 Rules for Investment Success:
1. Invest for maximum total real return including taxes and inflation.
2. Invest. Don’t trade or speculate.
3. Remain flexible and open-minded about types of investments. No one kind of investment is always best.
4. Buy low. Buy what others are despondently selling. Then sell what others are despondently buying.
5. Search for bargains among quality stocks.
6. Buy value not market trends or economic value.
7. Diversify. There is safety in numbers.
8. Do your homework. Do not take the word of experts. Investigate