1900 – 1945 CE
The age of legendary speculators, market crashes, and the birth of regulation.
The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as …
— Bernard Baruch
"The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible..."
"It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sittin..."
The real motive behind most transactions on the stock exchange is not investment but speculation.
— Richard Wyckoff
"The real motive behind most transactions on the stock exchange is not investment..."
Time is the most important factor in determining market movements.
— W.D. Gann
"Time is the most important factor in determining market movements."
Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, have been the consequence of actio…
"Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, have been the ..."
The market is always there. It was there yesterday, it will be there tomorrow.
— Charles Dow
"The market is always there. It was there yesterday, it will be there tomorrow."
"To achieve satisfactory investment results is easier than most people realize; t..."
It's not about how much money you make, but how much money you keep.
— Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
"It's not about how much money you make, but how much money you keep."
Wall Street has its seasons just like the calendar year. Study them and profit.
"Wall Street has its seasons just like the calendar year. Study them and profit."
The game of speculation is the most uniformly fascinating ga…
— Jesse Livermore
"The game of speculation is the most uniformly fascinating game in the world."
The market is never wrong — opinions often are.
"The market is never wrong — opinions often are."
Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars.
"Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by l..."
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