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Stan Druckenmiller
3m 33s
"Invest, then investigate" — the Teva trade
“If you look at today, you're not going to make any money. If you try and look ahead and what might change and how investors might perceive something ahead.”
Rick Rieder
4m 17s
The EV call: being the only dope in the room
“I remember sitting in rooms, and I was the only dope in the room.”
Jon Gray
4m 16s
What Hilton taught: get the big things right, but don't let leverage force you out
“Don't put yourself in such a precarious position that if the weather outside gets tough, you're at risk of losing things.”
Warren Buffett
5m 22s
High returns, no receivables — the Buffett definition of a great business
“A good business is one that earns a high rate of return on tangible assets. Very simple. The very best businesses earn a high rate and grow — but even ones that don't grow can be fine investments if you don't pay too much.”
Peter Lynch
4m 41s
The 10 most dangerous things people say about stocks — phrases about falling prices
“It's always darkest before the dawn. The right expression in Texas is: it's always darkest before pitch black.”
David Ryan
4m 44s
The breakthrough — only buy at the exact buy point, and why it works
“I'm only gonna buy exactly at the buy point, exactly where the stock was coming out into new highs above the majority of the base.”
Ted Zhang
2m 40s
Darvas, Seykota, and the discipline against impulsivity
“Ed Seykota says if you sit in front of the quote monitor, it just becomes a slot machine.”
Goverdhan Gajjala
3m 30s
Daily workflow: strictly price and volume, nothing else
“I don't have VWAP or ADRs or anything like that. I'm strictly price and volume based.”
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