List of Investment Mantras

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Let's collect a list of investment mantras here! If possible, let's also add the circumstances / market conditions that make them valid (or not). 1. "When confident, concentrate; when doubtful diversify". When is this considered a sensible advice? 2. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket". In what kind of circumstances is this a smart strategy? 3. "Buy at bottom + 1 and sell at top -1". Is this a good strategy? If not why? If yes when? (...) Read more? Sign up for free

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		Investment Mantras: 4. Keep your Eyes Open - a Mantra Worth Keeping in Mind Vakhtang Kelbakiani, Student (University), Georgia
	4. "Keep your Eyes Open. Base your theory on facts. Don't filter facts to suit your your theory". I found this one in an investment book. Says that you should keep digging and even one deviation from your theory can be a valid reason to make a new assumption and a new theory. The investor faces a time versus safety dilemma.

		On #2: Don't Put All your Eggs in One Basket Hijab Naqvi, Student (MBA), Pakistan
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		On #2: Don't Put All your Eggs in One Basket venkataramanan, Professor, India
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		5. Don't Fight the Fed michael cook, Analyst, United States
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		Taxation Mantra (Personal & Business): Pay and Forget venkataramanan, Financial Consultant, United States
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