Hello. I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader and quotes collector. Here is a list of 7 quotes about Index Investing that I liked and saved from various books. I hope you enjoy reading them.
Index Investing Quotes
If beating the market is a zero-sum game before costs, it is a loser’s game after costs are deducted. How often we forget the power of these “relentless rules of humble arithmetic”, when we bet against one another, day after day—inevitably, to no avail—in the stock market.
from The Clash of the Cultures book by John C. Bogle
Before you start trying to pick individual stocks and/or fund managers ask yourself this simple question: “Am I Warren Buffett?” If the answer is “no,” keep your feet firmly on the ground with indexing.
from The Simple Path to Wealth book by J. L. Collins
Buy the market and hold it forever (or at least until you retire). Don’t worry about portfolio managers who will come and go, and don’t speculate on which manager may be lucky enough or smart enough to outperform the market for a time. Own an index fund, get a life outside of finance, and relax.
from The Clash of the Cultures book by John C. Bogle
Never forget either the magic of long-term compounding of returns, nor the tyranny of long-term compounding of costs.
from The Clash of the Cultures book by John C. Bogle
In mutual funds performance comes and goes, but expenses go on forever.
from The Clash of the Cultures book by John C. Bogle
The index fund wins because its concept is both priceless and price-less.
from The Clash of the Cultures book by John C. Bogle
I can’t pick winning individual stocks and you can’t either. Nor can the vast majority who claim they can. It is extraordinarily difficult, expensive and a fool’s errand. Having the humility to accept this will do wonders for your ability to accumulate wealth.
from The Simple Path to Wealth book by J. L. Collins