Ethan

“While catching up on the news is merely depressing to the citizen who has no stocks, it is a dangerous habit for the investor.”
― Peter Lynch, Beating the Street

“In stage four, once again they’re crowded around me—but this time it’s to tell me what stocks I should buy. Even the dentist has three or four tips, and in the next few days I look up his recommendations in the newspaper and they’ve all gone up. When the neighbors tell me what to buy and then I wish I had taken their advice, it’s a sure sign that the market has reached a top and is due for a tumble.”
― Peter Lynch, One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In

“An elementary requirement for the intelligent investor is an ability to resist the blandishments of salesmen offering new common-stock issues during bull markets.”
― Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor

“A recent article in the Financial Analysts Journal confirmed what other studies (and the sad experience of many investors) have shown: that the fastest-growing companies tend to overheat and flame out.”
― Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor