Jeremy Siegel Professions : ProfessorBorn : November 14, 1945 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Jeremy Siegel You have never lost money in stocks over any 20-year period, but you have wiped out half your portfolio in bonds (after inflation). So which is the riskier asset? Jeremy Siegel investinghalfyears Fear has a far greater grasp on human action than the impressive weight of historical evidence. Jeremy Siegel investinghistoricalweight It can be shown that maximum diversification is achieved by holding each stock in proportion to its value to the entire market (italics added)... Hindsight plays tricks on our minds... often distorts the past and encourages us to play hunches and outguess other investors, who in turn are playing the same game. For most of us, trying to beat the market leads to disastrous results... our actions lead to much lower returns than can be achieved by just staying in the market. Jeremy Siegel gamesplaypast The good thing about the dividend-paying stocks is, first of all you have stocks, which are real assets if we have some inflation. I think we're going to have 2%, 3% maybe 4%. That's a sweet spot for stocks. Corporations do well with that. It gives them pricing power. Their assets move up with prices. I'm not fearful of that inflation. Jeremy Siegel realsweetmoving Hindsight plays tricks on our minds. Jeremy Siegel hindsightmindplay The current financial crisis calls out for new products and services as well as more, not less, information about what is safe and profitable in the future environment. Jeremy Siegel investinginformationsafe Similar Authors Bryan Stevenson professor Bruce Greenwald professor Bruce Ames professor Brian Wansink professor Brian Schmidt professor Brian Martin professorAll Authors
