Investing, Markets, Money, Philosophy, Stock Market, Stocks, Uncategorized, Wall Street
In our last post, we shared the story of John Templeton’s first major investment in 1939 where he invested $100 in 104 different U.S. stocks that were trading below $1 per share. In his 1999 interview with William Green for Money magazine, Templeton observes...
Investing, Markets, Money, Philosophy, Uncategorized, Wall Street
John Templeton began his career in investment in the 1930s after returning from his studies at Oxford University. In 1939 he launched his career by investing in stocks that may have seemed doomed to fail. This investing endeavor, however, began his career of investing...
Philosophy, Uncategorized
What Would John Templeton Say? aims to share the financial wisdom of Sir John Templeton, one of the greatest stock pickers of the 20th century. We feature excerpts from his writings, interviews with journalists, and commentaries from those who knew Templeton. July...
Economy, Finance, Investing, Markets, Stock Market, Stocks, Templeton Letters, Uncategorized, Wall Street
In recent weeks, the stock market has been more volatile than in previous months, due to a feared European debt crisis, mixed job reports, and other factors. Today, we finish posting John Templeton’s September 21, 1948, letter in which he focuses on the silver...
Competition, Philosophy, Quotes, Uncategorized
We’re pleased to announce that we have selected a winner for our “$100 for 100 Words” contest, wherein we asked you to select your favorite of John Templeton’s 16 rules for investment success. Thanks to all who participated. It was very...
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