1900 – 1945 CE
The age of legendary speculators, market crashes, and the birth of regulation.
"Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures."
A loss never bothers me after I take it. I forget it overnig…
— Jesse Livermore
"A loss never bothers me after I take it. I forget it overnight."
Pride of opinion has been responsible for the downfall of more men on Wall Street than any other fac…
— Charles Dow
"Pride of opinion has been responsible for the downfall of more men on Wall Stree..."
The market does not beat them. They beat themselves.
"The market does not beat them. They beat themselves."
There is nothing new in Wall Street. There can't be because speculation is as old as the hills.
"There is nothing new in Wall Street. There can't be because speculation is as ol..."
In this business, if you're good, you're right six times out of ten.
— Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
"In this business, if you're good, you're right six times out of ten."
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..."
Buy not on optimism, but on arithmetic.
— Benjamin Graham
"Buy not on optimism, but on arithmetic."
"To achieve satisfactory investment results is easier than most people realize; t..."
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."
Successful tape reading is a study of force. It requires abi…
"Successful tape reading is a study of force. It requires ability to judge which ..."
The essence of investment management is the management of risks, not the management of returns.
"The essence of investment management is the management of risks, not the managem..."
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