As a Common Sense Investing fan, though, you might want to know more about why this is so.
Not exact matches
As Business Insider previously reported, Warren Buffett told Bogle for «The Little Book of
Common Sense Investing» that «a low - cost index fund is the most sensible equity investment for the great majority of investors.»
Bottom line:
as an investor it makes no
sense to
invest in startups if the terms at which you're doing so are off - market or are terms that experienced investors would turn down, such
as buying
common stock or securities which can artificially cap your returns.
His determination to substantially increase the minimum wage,
invest in hi - tech manufacturing and stop corporations offshoring skilled and semi-skilled jobs is acknowledged
as plain
common sense.
He'd bring a
common -
sense, no - nonsense approach to city investment: «I believe in
investing in an ethically and socially responsible manner [within reason]... If [say, green energy] is... earning at a comparable rate
as other investments, sure I'll support it.
If you want suggested reading on this, look at the
investing books of John C. Bogle who studied some of this rather extensively, in addition to being one of the first to create an index fund that became known
as «Bogle's Folly,» where a couple of key ones would be «
Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor» and «Bogle on Mutual Funds: New Perspectives for the Intelligent Investor.»
As you look at companies to
invest in, use
common sense.
In contrast, if you look at a list of top performers over a period of a decade or two, the top spots usually belong to people who
invest much
as we do — who look at all the excruciating detail and temper it with a consistent blend of diversification and
common sense.
Motivated by «rich dad, poor dad» and «the rules of
common sense investing», I wanted to
invest in the stock market
as I turn 20 next week.
They've mastered the art of shuffling money around and churning funds to both maximize brokerage commissions and make it look like they're adding value, but
as John Bogle revealed in «The Little Book of
Common Sense Investing,» it's all a sham.
Best known for her site - specific installations, the sculptor Tara Donovan
invests common everyday materials such
as plastic cups, tape and pencils with a
sense of wonder.