A few weeks ago, we shared John Templeton’s 1948 letter on the upside of a down market. Given the recent downturn of the stock market, Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips contribute some of their thoughts: The upside of a down market is a matter of common sense if an investor holds the perspective of a [...]
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Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips on the Upside of a Down Market
Posted in Economy, Finance, Investing, Markets, Money, Stock Market, Stocks, Templeton Letters, Wall Street on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Templeton on Thrift and Investment Bargains
Posted in Investing, Markets, Philosophy, Stock Market, Stocks, Thrift, Wall Street on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
To become a successful investor, one must have a unique approach to the market. As pointed out in William Green’s 1999 Money article, John Templeton’s approach to his personal finances and investing both relate to thrift: Templeton’s attitude toward money has always been distinctive. . . . Templeton calls tithing the “single best investment” anyone [...]
Templeton’s Self-Confidence
Posted in Investing, Markets, Money, Philosophy, Stock Market, Stocks, Wall Street on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
The Templeton Letters: Keeping a Client Happy
Posted in Business, Investing, Philosophy, Stocks, Templeton Letters, tagged financial planning, psychology, Templeton letters on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This next series of posts will be coming courtesy of a special reader request. A reader recently wrote to us with the following query: I have recently read an article written by Jonathan Davis on Monday April 19 2010 in the Financial Times, which referenced Sir John Templeton and a memo he wrote in December [...]
Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips on Planned Investment, Part 2
Posted in Business, Finance, Investing, Stocks, Wall Street on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips, coauthors of Investing the Templeton Way, continue their analysis of John Templeton’s 1945 letter on planned investment. A recent article in their newsletter to investors highlights the importance of planned investment: Here’s an excerpt from the Maximum Pessimism Report (www.maximumpessimism.com): One year and +72.9% after the March 9, 2009 bottom, investors [...]
Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips on Planned Investment, Part 1
Posted in Finance, Investing, Philosophy, Stock Market, Stocks, Templeton Letters on May 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips, coauthors of Investing the Templeton Way, share their analysis of John Templeton’s 1945 letter on planned investment. In John Templeton’s 1945 letter to investors titled “Planned Investment,” he recommends gradually shifting your investment portfolio from stocks into bonds when the stock market rises and then subsequently back from bonds into [...]
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