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 [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 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. [...]
$100 for 100 Words: Your Favorite Investment Rule
Posted in Finance, Investing, Money, Stock Market, Stocks, Wall Street on May 4, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Do you want a chance to win $100? Comment on this post by May 31 with your 100-word (or less) response to the following question: Which of John Templeton’s 16 Rules for Investment Success is your favorite and why? In a previous post, we highlighted these rules for investment success, written for the World Monitor in 1993. The [...]
The Templeton Letters: The Value of Investment Planning
Posted in Finance, Investing, Money, Stock Market, Stocks, Templeton Letters on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In a 1945 letter to investors, John Templeton discusses the importance of planned investment. In this section of the letter, he details how one can balance his or her investments for a better payoff twenty years down the road. In simplest terms, the “balance” of the investment fund is shifted gradually step-by-step away from stocks [...]
Scott Phillips and Lauren Templeton: John Templeton’s Advice for Self Assessment, Part 2
Posted in Business, Investing, Markets, Money, Philosophy, Quotes, Stock Market, Stocks, Wall Street on April 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips, coauthors of Investing the Templeton Way, share their analysis of John Templeton’s advice for assessing one’s investing success. This is the second post on this topic; to read the first post, click here. The time to reflect on your own investing methods is when you are most successful, not when [...]
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