Jonathan Clements Quotes

#1. What to do when the market goes down? Read the opinions of the investment gurus who are quoted in the WSJ. And, as you read, laugh. We all know that the pundits can't predict short-term market movements. Yet there they are, desperately trying to sound intelligent when they really haven't got a clue.

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#2. If you want to see the greatest threat to your financial future, go home and take a look in the mirror.

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#3. In the Modern Age, there are still those who refuse to contradict a single word of the Bible, even though the Bible contradicts itself.

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#4. In what appears to have been an unplanned quip, Wilberforce asked Huxley if he thought he was descended from an ape on his father's or mother's side. Huxley retorted that he would rather have simian relatives than claim kinship with a man who used his charisma and authority to quash free debate.

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#5. Retirement is like a long vacation in Las Vegas. The goal is to enjoy it to the fullest, but not so fully that you run out of money.

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#6. I am a huge, huge, huge fan of index funds. They are the investor's best friend and Wall Street's worst nightmare.

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#7. Why are people who are appalled at insider trading so quick to trade on inside information when it comes their way?

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#8. These were officials accorded high respect. Yet they conspired, and still I destroyed them. If your abilities surpass theirs, then make your play. Otherwise, change your hearts and serve me, to save the Empire from further ridicule.

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#9. It's one of the ironies of investing. The rich can afford to take risks, but they don't need to. The poor need to take risks, but they often can't afford to.

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