How to become rich in stocks??? (17)

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Three keys to building wealth

1. Think first about risk and then about return

Curtis says: “Focus on risk first. Get your risk budget down. Know how much risk you can take and then it’s time to think about return. If we do it the other way around, we’re human beings and we’re all going to get a little greedy. The first thing you know, we’re going to be way out there on the risk spectrum. When the markets turn, we’re going to get hurt really badly. That’s the key: Start with risk, and then go to return.”


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2. Diversify investments

Curtis says: “The basic principle of diversification is that we’re not as smart as we think we are. Things are going to come out of the blue and hit us when we don’t need it. Diversify as broadly as you’re comfortable doing it. Theoretically, you should own practically every investible asset in the world. Most of us are not going to get there, but don’t just stick to US stocks and bonds like so many people do. It’s been a great place to be recently – in US stocks, anyway – but it’s not always the best place to be. You’ve got to diversify more broadly than that because just cannot perceive the future.”


Uncle8888 says: It is more than just simple diverification.

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3. Always be alert for great opportunities

Curtis says: “Most of those opportunities I found over time don’t just come from market events themselves. They tend to come from the reactions of other investors who are getting way too greedy pumping markets up or they’re getting way too fearful and bailing out of markets. They create terrific opportunities. You’ve got to sit and wait for those opportunities to come. You’ve got to be patient. But, when they’re there, you’ve got to be willing to take advantage of them.”

Uncle8888 says:

Absolutely true!!!


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When opportunities finally come, how can you take advantage of them when you don't have sizeable war-chest to seize them?

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Buffett’s perception of cash can also be summed up in one of his aphorisms - “Cash combined with courage in a crisis is priceless.”