In our last post, we shared the story of John Templeton’s first major investment in 1939 where he invested $100 in 104 different U.S. stocks that were trading below $1 per share. In his 1999 interview with William Green for Money magazine, Templeton observes that he was able to carry out this investment strategy because of [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Templeton’s Self-Confidence
Posted in Investing, Markets, Money, Philosophy, Stock Market, Stocks, Wall Street on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Templeton’s First Significant Investment
Posted in Investing, Markets, Money, Philosophy, Wall Street on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
John Templeton began his career in investment in the 1930s after returning from his studies at Oxford University. In 1939 he launched his career by investing in stocks that may have seemed doomed to fail. This investing endeavor, however, began his career of investing according to maximum pessimism. In a 1999 Money article, William Green recounts [...]
Who Is John Templeton?
Posted in Philosophy on June 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What Would John Templeton Say? aims to share the financial wisdom of Sir John Templeton, one of the greatest stock pickers of the 20th century. We feature excerpts from his writings, interviews with journalists, and commentaries from those who knew Templeton. July 2010 will mark the second anniversary of Templeton’s death. In the coming weeks, [...]
The Templeton Letters: The Upside of a Down Market, Part 2
Posted in Economy, Finance, Investing, Markets, Stock Market, Stocks, Templeton Letters, Wall Street on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In recent weeks, the stock market has been more volatile than in previous months, due to a feared European debt crisis, mixed job reports, and other factors. Today, we finish posting John Templeton’s September 21, 1948, letter in which he focuses on the silver lining of a down market. If the market continues to decline the [...]
100 Words for $100 Winner Announcement
Posted in Competition, Philosophy, Quotes on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’re pleased to announce that we have selected a winner for our “$100 for 100 Words” contest, wherein we asked you to select your favorite of John Templeton’s 16 rules for investment success. Thanks to all who participated. It was very difficult to choose a winner from the entries that we received. That said, we would [...]
The Templeton Letters: The Upside of a Down Market, Part 1
Posted in Economy, Finance, Investing, Markets, Money, Stock Market, Wall Street on June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In recent weeks, the stock market has been more volatile than in previous months, due to a feared European debt crisis, mixed job reports, and other factors. Though the trend of stock-market losses can send many investors into a tailspin, John Templeton’s September 21, 1948, letter describes a silver lining in a down market. The [...]
Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips on How to Keep a Client Happy
Posted in Business, Economy, Finance, Investing, Money, Neuroeconomics, Philosophy, Templeton Letters on June 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips, coauthors of Investing the Templeton Way, analyze John Templeton’s 1953 letter on keeping clients happy: In 1953, John Templeton penned the letter “How to Keep a Client Happy.” Of course, the simplest answer to this question is to make a client incredibly wealthy through wisely managing his or her assets. [...]
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