Business, Crisis, Economy, Finance, Investing, Markets, Money, Recession, Stock Market, Stocks, Uncategorized, Wall Street
In October of 1987, the stock market took a tumble that left investors shell-shocked. In the wake of that meltdown, John Templeton appeared on a panel of experts on the television show Wall Street Week to share his insights on recent events. There are valuable lessons...
Business, Finance, Investing, Markets, Money, Stock Market, Stocks, Uncategorized
We recently unearthed this profile of John Templeton from the February 1960 edition of the Wilson College Bulletin. Investment Counselor: Like Doctor, Lawyer John M. Templeton, M.A. (law) Balliol College, Oxford, has been president of Templeton, Dobbrow & Vance,...
Economy, Finance, Investing, Markets, Money, Stock Market, Stocks, Templeton Letters, Uncategorized, Wall Street
A few weeks ago, we shared John Templeton’s 1948 letter on the upside of a down market. Given the recent downturn of the stock market, Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips contribute some of their thoughts: The upside of a down market is a matter of common sense...
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...
Economy, Finance, Investing, Markets, Money, Stock Market, 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. Though the trend of stock-market losses can send many investors into a tailspin, John Templeton’s...
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