"Investing now is like taking a shower while Norman Bates is somewhere in your house," said Jim McTague, a journalist at Barron's.
“Risk control is the best route to loss avoidance. Risk avoidance, on the other hand, is likely to lead to return avoidance as well, said Howard Marks, founder of distressed debt giant, Oak Tree Capital Management.
"My experience in business helps me as an investor, and my investment experience makes me a better businessman," said Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett.
"If you can get a dividend higher than the yield on ten year debt, it's an opportunity we haven't seen in our lifetime. On a five year horizon, investing in large multinationals with high dividends will have a large payday" said Lawrence Fink, CEO of Black Rock.
“When the Dow was down 3,600 points I felt like hugging our computers. The combination of man and machine is wonderful…Computers, math and game theory are the best decision makers there are,” said Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio.
“When you think you know more than everyone else about the consumer, you’re in trouble,” said Mickie Drexler, the legendary CEO of J Crew and Apple board member.
“Semiconductors are the new industrials,” said Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management.
“To get rich is glorious!” said Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese general who launched the country’s modern economy in the seventies.
“The rule book on how things are done and how they will play out you can just throw away right now,” said Scott Minerd of Guggenheim Partners.
“What the Fed has done is pulled forward several years of stock appreciation into just a couple of months. I think stock prices are too high,” said Jonathan Golub, chief US equity strategist of Credit Suisse.
