The joy of higher return with no more risk
If we calculate the value of a common stock to be only slightly higher than its price, we’re not interested in buying
Part 1: The Field of Play
Many investors just don’t understand the risk/reward trade-off
Take the probability of loss times the amount of possible loss from the probability of gain times the amount of possible gain.
The great investors and extreme volatility
Be prepared financially and psychologically to live through a series of bull markets and bear markets because in the long run common stock will pay off enormously and the next bull market will carry prices far higher than this one
The conventional view of market efficiency is badly mistaken
Prices in the stock market are never a reliable guide to the fair value of a stock.
Thoughts on beating the market
No investment decision should ever be motivated by trying to beat the market. The moment this impulse creeps in, the investor is liable to risk seeking behavior.