There's a disconnect between the performance of the stock market and the performance of many companies we've invested in, the companies are doing very well but the stock prices are decreasing. In time that will sort itself out, but I think the market is sort of overreacting.

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If you don’t own a home, buy one. If you own one home, buy another one, and if you own two homes buy a third and lend your relatives the money to buy a home.

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Many investors make the mistake of buying high and selling low while the exact opposite is the right strategy to outperform over the long term.

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Investors that do the best, and have done the best, are those that stay and compound at above-average rates over the long term.

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The discrepancy between equity earnings yields and Treasury yield... by John Paulson

The discrepancy between equity earnings yields and Treasury yields is at an all time high

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I got a piggy bank and the goal was to fill it up. by John Paulson

I got a piggy bank and the goal was to fill it up.

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I think buying a home is the best investment that any individual... by John Paulson

I think buying a home is the best investment that any individual can make

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The U.S. is on pretty solid ground, the concerns would be more fr... by John Paulson

The U.S. is on pretty solid ground, the concerns would be more from China.

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I think gold is fairly valued today, as Western demand for gold falls because the fear of inflation is low, demand out of Asia continues to grow for it as a store of value and for use in jewelry.

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We have almost nothing in metals and very little in gold. by John Paulson

We have almost nothing in metals and very little in gold.

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The gold fund is in hibernation, it makes up a little over 1 percent of our assets and we don't market it, but we keep it alive.

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I'd be so excited if a student from Success Academy one day went... by John Paulson

I'd be so excited if a student from Success Academy one day went to Harvard.

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Education is the ticket out of poverty and Success Academy has a proven formula for achieving that. My goal, in making this donation, is to help as much as I can.

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The path to reducing or eliminating inequality is through education and I believe in the transformational power of education.

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If you rent, the rent goes up every year. But if you buy a 30-yea... by John Paulson

If you rent, the rent goes up every year. But if you buy a 30-year mortgage, the cost is fixed.

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Well, the most important thing in investing is to know what you're investing in, and if you're confident in the outcome, it's important to stay true to your position.

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Stock market goes up or down, and you can't adjust your portfolio based on the whims of the market, so you have to have a strategy in a position and stay true to that strategy and not pay attention to noise that could surround any particular investment.

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I still think buying a home is the best investment any individual... by John Paulson

I still think buying a home is the best investment any individual can make.

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In these times of uncertainty for paper-based currency, I feel mo... by John Paulson

In these times of uncertainty for paper-based currency, I feel more secure in holding gold.

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When I purchased my home, it was very strict underwriting standards. I had to provide two pay stubs, two years' tax returns, three months of bank statements, all sorts of credit card information.

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New York periodically goes through a real estate crisis. I didn't subscribe to the school that real estate only goes up.

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