10 investing lessons from the best

Who better to learn from than the best to ever do it?

Here’s ten investing lessons from the best investors of all time.

🔟 "If you have trouble imagining a 20% loss in the stock market, you shouldn’t be in stocks."

📢 Jack Bogle – Founder of Vanguard, one of the biggest investment companies in the world, & the Index Fund pioneer

✅ Bogle revolutionized investing by creating low-cost index funds. His lesson? Market downturns are inevitable. If you can’t handle volatility, you’re in the wrong game.

9️⃣ "The investor’s chief problem—and even his worst enemy—is likely to be himself."

📢 Benjamin Graham – Father of value investing & mentor to Warren Buffett

✅ Graham taught that emotions (fear and greed) lead to bad decisions. His classic book The Intelligent Investor is a must-read for investing.

8️⃣ "The four most dangerous words in investing are: ‘This time it’s different.’"

📢 Sir John Templeton – Pioneering global investor & contrarian thinker

✅ Templeton made a fortune by buying undervalued assets others ignored. His warning? Every market bubble claims it's unique—until it crashes just like the last one.

7️⃣ "Know what you own and why you own it."

📢 Peter Lynch – Legendary Fidelity Fund Manager who averaged 29% annual returns

✅ Lynch turned Fidelity’s Magellan Fund into a juggernaut by picking great businesses (he doesn’t manage it anymore). His advice? Don’t blindly follow trends—understand your investments.

6️⃣ "In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable."

📢 Robert Arnott – Renowned asset manager & innovator in Smart Beta investing (basically a type of investing that focuses on stocks with certain characteristics like high value or momentum)

✅ Arnott built multi-billion-dollar portfolios by challenging what everyone else thought was true. The best investments often feel risky—if they were easy, everyone would be rich.

5️⃣ "The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting."

📢 Jesse Livermore – Legendary stock trader from the early 1900s

✅ Livermore made (and lost) fortunes trading stocks. His key insight? Patience is the real secret to wealth—holding great investments beats constant trading.

4️⃣ "The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient."

📢 Warren Buffett – One of the greatest investors of all time, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

✅ Buffett’s success comes from long-term investing. The biggest mistake? Letting emotions drive buying and selling decisions.

3️⃣ "Diversification is protection against ignorance."

📢 Charlie Munger – Buffett’s right-hand man & investing genius

✅ Munger believed in concentrated investing—but only for those who know what they’re doing. If you’re unsure, spread your bets.

2️⃣ "Time in the market beats timing the market."

📢 Peter Lynch – Again! Because he’s that good.

✅ Most investors lose money trying to predict market moves. Staying invested through ups and downs is the real secret to long-term wealth.

1️⃣ "Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1."

📢 Warren Buffett – The GOAT of investing? Probably.

✅ The golden rule of investing: Avoid reckless bets, manage risk, and protect your capital. Simple, but incredibly powerful.