A contrarian approach is just as foolish as a follow-the-crowd strategy. What's required is thinking rather than polling.

Shares are not mere pieces of paper. They represent part ownership of a business. So, when contemplating an investment, think like a prospective owner.

If you don't know the Jewelry, know the Jeweller

I have this complicated procedure I go through every morning, which is to look in the mirror and decide what I'm going to do. And I feel at that point, everybody's had their say.

I've made money over the years by buying into good companies, run by good people, at attractive prices. And I don't try and make it out of buying into the market at one point and selling at another point.

You could be somewhere where the mail was delayed three weeks and do just fine investing.

Buy stocks like you buy your groceries, not like you buy your perfume.