Self reliance at the heart of successful investing
If you always look to others for confirmation that you are right you will never be self-reliant.
character
A special talent for converting life’s setbacks into future successes
The most successful sailors are those who have a particular mindset in how they deal with the setbacks.
The bitterest way to learn investing wisdom
If a man is both wise and lucky, he will not make the same mistake twice. But he will make any one of the ten thousand brothers or cousins of the original.
Superior investment performance – what it takes – part 2
As an individual investor I have to recognize that I am unlikely to think of something the brains of Wall Street haven’t thought of, or see things the brains of Wall Street have missed, or have insights they don’t possess.
Moderate risk tolerance
One way to be adept at avoiding failure is to avoid attempting anything you might fail at
Experience and becoming a really successful investor
You can continue to learn and improve your investing skills year after year.
What it takes to be a successful investor
The personal qualities necessary for success can be nurtured. In time, the personal qualities will fully develop.
The personal qualities successful investors need to cultivate
What mattered most was confidence in one’s own judgment, from which would flow the Kiplingesque cool to keep one’s head ‘when all about you are losing theirs’
Do optimists make better or worse investors?
The main benefit of optimism is resilience in the face of setbacks
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