In stocks as in romance, ease of divorce is not a sound basis for commitment.

Stocks are a safe bet, but only if you stay invested long enough to ride out the corrections.

The biggest winners are surprises to me, and takeovers are even more surprising. It takes years, not months, to produce big results.

Long-term investing has gotten so popular, it's easier to admit you're a crack addict than to admit you're a short-term investor.

The S&P is up 343.8 percent for 10 years. That is a four-bagger. The general equity funds are up 283 percent. So it's getting worse, the deterioration by professionals is getting worse. The public would be better off in an index fund.

Everyone has the brain power to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach.

There are substantial rewards for adopting a regular routine of investing and following it no matter what, and additional rewards for buying more shares when most investors are scared into selling.