the proper perspective on an investment is not what you have made so far, but rather the risk and reward ratio at any given point. The price you paid for a stock is irrelevant.
We can spend years trying to figure out how Buffett achieved his investment returns: how he found the best companies, the cheapest stocks, the best managers. That’s hard. Less hard but equally important is pointing out what he didn’t do. He didn’t get carried away with debt. He didn’t panic and sell during the 14 recessions he’s lived through. He d... See more
Investors should always keep in mind that the most important metric is not the returnsachieved but the returns weighed against the risks incurred. Ultimately, nothing should be moreimportant to investors than the ability to sleep soundly at night.
Almost everyone starts as a value investor. It’s funny, that's where Buffett started. And then Buffett in the early '90s became a growth investor. And so just be open-minded.