In October of 1987, the stock market took a tumble that left investors shell-shocked. In the wake of that meltdown, John Templeton appeared on a panel of experts on the television show Wall Street Week to share his insights on recent events. There are valuable lessons to be gleaned from this footage, so we’re very thankful to [...]
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New Video Links for Sir John Templeton on the 1987 Market Crash
Posted in Business, Crisis, Economy, Finance, Investing, Markets, Money, Recession, Stock Market, Stocks, Wall Street on June 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Article from the Wilson College Bulletin on John Templeton
Posted in Business, Finance, Investing, Markets, Money, Stock Market, Stocks on March 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We recently unearthed this profile of John Templeton from the February 1960 edition of the Wilson College Bulletin. Investment Counselor: Like Doctor, Lawyer John M. Templeton, M.A. (law) Balliol College, Oxford, has been president of Templeton, Dobbrow & Vance, Inc. for twenty years. The firm’s three founders, Templeton, Dobbrow and Vance, were not law partners, however, as the [...]
Two Principles of Success, Part 5
Posted in Business, Philosophy, Templeton Plan, tagged exercises, orderliness, perseverance, Templeton on October 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
More today on this concept of orderliness that Templeton touches upon in Step 9 of The Templeton Plan, “Utilizing Two Principles of Success.” Here are two exercises that can boost your business acumen instantly if you can put them into practice. Pretend you are sending a cable; that is one of the best methods for learning economy [...]
Three Lessons in Giving the Extra Ounce
Posted in Business, Philosophy, Templeton Plan on September 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We have been highlighting John Templeton’s theory of “Investing the Extra Ounce,” found in his book The Templeton Plan. He summarizes the lessons in the chapter with these three points of advice: 1. To be outstandingly successful you must work just a little harder than those who are moderately successful. Learn to give one extra [...]
Praise in the Workplace
Posted in Business, Philosophy, Templeton Plan on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We have been highlighting John Templeton’s theory of “Investing the Extra Ounce,” found in his book The Templeton Plan. While much of Templeton’s advice in this book relates to personal success, he touches on management philosophies in this chapter and discusses the importance of praising employees for their hard work which, in his perspective, will [...]
Always Underestimate What You Can Accomplish
Posted in Business, Philosophy, Templeton Plan on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the spirit of this time of year, when summer vacations wrap up with children and young adults heading back to school and working adults refocusing their energies on professional tasks, we wanted to share a very applicable piece of advice from John Templeton as highlighted in The Templeton Plan. Step 11, Giving the Extra Ounce, explains the [...]
Giving the Extra Ounce
Posted in Business, Philosophy, Templeton Plan on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the spirit of this time of year, when summer vacations wrap up with children and young adults heading back to school and working adults refocusing their energies on professional tasks, we wanted to share a very applicable piece of advice from John Templeton as highlighted in The Templeton Plan. Step 11, Giving the Extra Ounce, explains the [...]
John Templeton’s Signature Strategy: Maximum Pessimism
Posted in Business, Competition, Crisis, Economy, Finance, Investing, Stock Market, Stocks, Wall Street on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So far, this summer has proven that the U.S. economy is still extremely vulnerable. Housing sales and prices are still low, unemployment is high, and the stock market is volatile. John Templeton’s investing prowess is key to understanding that there are better days ahead. His principle strategy, maximum pessimism, should be embraced by economists and investors right [...]
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. [...]
The Templeton Letters: Keeping a Client Happy, Part 4
Posted in Business, Philosophy, Quotes, Templeton Letters, tagged financial planning, Templeton on May 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today, we’ll wrap up our look at Templeton’s memo on keeping a client happy with part four of this series. 10) Frequent mailing of reports and studies gives the client a better understanding of our work. This helps the client to learn how much research and thoughtful work in many fields is devoted to his [...]
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