"It's a fact: stock investors sometimes lose money on their way to wealth. Get over it."
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Jane Bryant Quinn quotes (page 2 of 2)
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"Stock prices aren't real things. They're just froth on a wave. The wave is the only real thing, which investors forget when they're watching the ticket slither by."
"Three reasons not to have a [spending] plan: 1. You're rich enough to buy anything you want and still have plenty of money left over. 2. I forget the other two."
"Everyone needs a small-town banker. Especially in a big town."
"Auto insurance is a toll bridge, over which every honest driver has to pass."
"You don't date an annuity, you marry it. An annuity isn't a mutual fund that you buy today and sell tomorrow. Nor is it a certificate of deposit, ready for any new use at maturity. When you buy an annuity, you are making (or ought to be making) a 15- or 20-year commitment, at least."
"Buy a friend; hire a lawyer."
"The chief function of stock-market forecasters is to make astrologers look respectable."
"A faithfully kept program of savings and conservative investments can give you more money and a better life than that of your neighbors who spend everything they get. This is probably the oldest financial advice in the world, but there are some things you can't improve on."
"You get the most out of what you need the least."