“Successful tape reading is a study of Force; it requires ability to judge which side has the greatest pulling power and one must have the courage to go with that side.” ReadingForceSidesAbilityStudySuccessfulJudgingInvestingTapePulling Book:Studies in Tape Reading Source: Studies in Tape Reading
“We can extrapolate from the study that for the long term individual investor who maintains a consistent asset allocation and leans toward index funds, asset allocation determines about 100% of performance.” LongIndividualTermStudyPerformancesInvestingDetermineLong TermConsistentFundAssetsInvestorsAllocationIndex FundsAsset Allocation Author:Roger G. Ibbotson
“We urge the beginner in security buying not to waste his efforts and his money in trying to beat the market. Let him study security values and initially test out his judgment on price versus value with the smallest possible sums.” TryingValuesEffortStudySecurityWasteJudgmentBeatsTestsInvestingBuyingUrgesSmallestVersusBeginners Book:The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel Source: The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel