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1/5/2018

8 gems from one of the financial greats

 
William Bernstein has several good reads, including the one I’ve just finished The Investor’s Manifesto, Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon and Everything in Between. (yes, I was lured by the title)

For those that haven’t heard of William Bernstein, his status is legendary in financial circles.  There’s a couple of things that I really like about him –
  • ​his timeless approach to financial success
  • he has the skill of all great teachers and that is to make things easy to understand and apply.

​He even tells a few gags.
 
Below I’ve shared a few “Bernstein’isms”, valuable reminders to us all:
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Markets can and will go mad
The best defence against madness is to understand the history of financial markets. Be comfortable that it’s all happened before.
Markets for individual shares are brutally efficient
Never assume you will make money investing in a single share. Always assume you are trading against someone smarter, more informed and working harder than you.
Portfolio theory is king
​Asset allocation is the key to achieving returns. You will never know when a market will do well or badly in advance. So buy them all and use diversification to your advantage
You are your own worst enemy
  •  Overconfidence is the main cause of investment failure
  • Don’t believe you can time the market
  • Don’t buy in to the crowd. Just because your neighbour has it, doesn’t mean it’s any good
Be sensible and frugal
​Live modestly. Save as much as possible, for as long as possible
Teach your children well
Teach them how to spend, save and invest prudently
Pascal's Wager (not sure, more on Pascal's Wager here)
  • Some risks are not worthy taking, particularly if you have all you need.
  • Good investing won’t always make you rich. It maximises the chance of a comfortable retirement. It will minimise the chances of living in poverty.
Risk and return are intimately linked
​You don’t get high returns without bearing painful losses along the way. You cannot achieve perfect safety without accepting low returns
Bernnstein presents a brilliant case for keeping it simple: keep diversified, rebalance, start now, keep expenses low.
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#retiresooner
5/12/2015 09:56:30 am

I've read a bit of this guy, my favourite is "The purpose of investing is not to simply optimise returns and make yourself rich. The purpose is not to die poor". Luv the idea of having enough money and then spending time to enjoy life.

Tony
5/12/2015 11:25:34 am

Hey there,

Yes, another great "Bernstein'ism".

A favorite of mine is:

"The definition of investment is the deferring of present consumption for future consumption" So he is saying it's OK to spend, just don't spend it all now so you can spend some later.


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