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Most investors give too much credence to the theory that prices are rational; they presume that a market collapse must have been justified by serious economic trouble.

From Kenneth Fisher

I can find only one bull market, in 1935, that didn't have some material indigestion within its first 12 months.

From Kenneth Fisher

I've done well over time but made lots of mistakes, too. Learn from your mistakes.

From Kenneth Fisher

A constant in my approach to investing: You should think politically but unconventionally.

From Kenneth Fisher

Originally, I thought Republican. Now I'm an equal opportunity politician-hater.

From Kenneth Fisher

In the early days, I promoted the idea of spending time in libraries to gain facts that other investors didn't have. Not many people did that kind of research, so it worked.

From Kenneth Fisher

The stock market is a discounter of all known information.

From Kenneth Fisher

I'm sometimes accused of being hostile to mutual funds. That's not fair, really. There is a place for them. Still, I am hostile to one thing, which is trying to use funds to time your way in and out of the market. That's a recipe for very bad results.

From Kenneth Fisher

The bubble, as investing phenomenon, has been well studied ever since the 17th-century tulip bulb frenzy. Its counterpart in bear markets is not well understood.

From Kenneth Fisher

Hundreds of investors ask me questions each year about the dilemmas they confront. Their worst problem? Uncertainty. They are traumatized and become emotional or confused to the state of inaction. Even worse, they try to solve a short-term problem in a way that hurts them financially in the long run.

From Kenneth Fisher

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