Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Marc Faber : Investors take far too many risks – often with borrowed money

"I feel that most investors take far too many risks – often with borrowed money – and fail to diversify sufficiently. They also have little patience, very short-term time horizons and no tolerance for losses," Marc Faber writes.

"Their expectations about investment returns are completely unrealistic… Most investors buy a stock or make an investment with the view that within a month the return should be between 10% and 20%," he added

"If you can achieve an annual average real return of just 3% on all your assets (inflation adjusted), you will leave a huge fortune to your children".

"The prime consideration should always be capital preservation and avoiding large losses," Faber concludes

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