1600 – 1900 CE
The origins of modern markets, from the Dutch tulip mania to the Gilded Age.
Before deciding on an investment, I seek out every kind of i…
— Hetty Green
"Before deciding on an investment, I seek out every kind of information about it."
I never speculate. I see a sure thing and I go for it.
— Jay Gould
"I never speculate. I see a sure thing and I go for it."
A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reas…
— J.P. Morgan
"A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reas..."
Never tell anyone what you are going to do till you have don…
— Cornelius Vanderbilt
"Never tell anyone what you are going to do till you have done it."
I buy when things are low and nobody wants them. I keep them…
"I buy when things are low and nobody wants them. I keep them until they go up an..."
Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows in the moonlight.
— Daniel Drew
"Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows i..."
"A good bargain is always worth waiting for."
Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
"Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket."
I never buy at the bottom and I always sell too soon.
— Nathan Mayer Rothschild
"I never buy at the bottom and I always sell too soon."
I am not a hard woman but I don't like to lose money.
"I am not a hard woman but I don't like to lose money."
There is no great secret in fortune making. All you do is buy cheap and sell dear.
"There is no great secret in fortune making. All you do is buy cheap and sell dea..."
"It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great..."
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