Ten Rules for Investing
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Markets tend to return to the mean over time.
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Excesses in one direction will lead to an excess in the opposite direction.
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There are no new eras - excesses are never permanent.
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Exponential rapidly rising or falling markets usually go further than you think, but they do not correct by going sideways.
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The public buys the most at the top and the least at the bottom.
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Fear and greed are stronger than long-term resolve.
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Markets are strongest when they are broad and weakest when they are narrow to a handful of blue-chip names.
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Bear markets have three stages - sharp down, reflexive rebound and a drawn-out fundamental downtrend.
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When all the experts and forecasts agree - something else is going to happen.
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Bull markets are more fun than bear markets.