The Rule of 72 is useful in determining how fast money will grow. Take the annual return from any investment, expressed as a percentage, and divide it into 72. The result is the number of years it will take to double your money.

You shouldn't just pick a stock - you should do your homework.

The stock market really isn't a gamble, as long as you pick good companies that you think will do well, and not just because of the stock price.

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

A lot of people got in at the wrong time. A lot of people did very well and some people said, "This is it. I'll never get back in again." And they maybe meant it, but they probably got back in again anyway.

The most important organ in the body as far as the stock market is concerned is the guts, not the head. Anyone can acquire the know-how for analyzing stocks.

All the math you need in the stock market you get in the fourth grade.