Get inside information from the president and you will probably lose half of your money. If you get it from the chairman of the board, you will lose all of it.

I was poor once, I didn't like it, I don't want to be poor again.

The Federal Reserve was not founded to bail out Bear Stearns or a few hedge funds. It was founded to keep a stable currency and maintain its value.

You can no longer buy commodities at Merrill Lynch. My guess is many analysts and even executives are too young to know how profitable a hot commodities market can be. They will soon.

I learned very early in my investing careers: I better not invest in what I want. I better invest in what's happening in the world. Otherwise I'll be broke - dead broke.

Many investors seem to have forgotten a hard reality: There are frequent periods when stock markets don't do much.

If you want to be lucky, do your homework.