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Topic27 Principles

Principle 1: Successful Investing Starts With a Plan!

Principle 2: Start Investing as Early as You Can!

Principle 3: invest for the Long term

Principle 4: Investing is Hard – Get Help Froma Trusted Advisor

Principle 5: Know the Difference Between Advisors and Salespeople!

Principle 6: Put Science and Academic Research on Your Side!

Principle 7: Don’t Try to Pick Individual Stocks!

Principle 8: Don’t Try to Predict Markets!

Principle 9: Invest as if Markets Are Efficient!

Principle 10: If You Can’t Beat The Market, OWN The Market!

Principle 11: Past Performance Is No Indication of Future Results!

Principle 12: Risk Is the Price of Admission to Investing!

Principle 13: Understand How Risk and Return Are Related!

Principle 14: Unnecessary Risks Are Unnecessary!

Principle 15: Invest Globally!

Principle 16: Retirement Success Depends More on Lower Volatility Than Higher Returns!

Principle 17: Average Returns Can Be Misleading!

Principle 18: Plan for Inflation!

Principle 19: Your Behavior Can Impact Your Success!

Principle 20: Don’t Turn a Temporary Loss Into a Permanent Decline!

Principle 21: Sometimes the Best Thing to Do Is Nothing!

Principle 22: Invest Regularly: Disciplined Investors Catch Unexpected Opportunities!

Principle 23: Plan for the Unexpected!

Principle 24: Taxes Matter: Don’t Pay More Than You Need To!

Principle 25: Fees and Expenses Matter: Don’t Pay More Than You Need To!

Principle 26: Be an Investor, Not a Speculator!

Principle 27: Have an Investment Philosophy and Stick to It!