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 »
Follow Up: Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips Media Appearances
Posted in Investing, Stock Market, Wall Street, tagged Lauren Templeton, Maximum Pessimism, Scott Phillips on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week we posted a notice that some of our contributors, Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips, would be making the media rounds. Not sure I can embed the players in WordPress, so I’ll post links below. Lauren and Scott really get into the practical side of value investing in these clips (as opposed to the more philosophical angle [...]
Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips on The Principle of Maximum Pessimism, Part 1
Posted in Investing, Philosophy, Stock Market, Stocks, Wall Street on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the last few weeks, we have featured interviews with John Templeton discussing the concept of maximum pessimism. Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips discuss the principle of maximum pessimism and its relation to Templeton: The principle of maximum pessimism has the potential to be a puzzling concept to many casual observers. To begin, this investing maxim—at least on [...]
Templeton on When to Sell
Posted in Investing, Philosophy, Stock Market, Stocks, Wall Street on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In our last post, we highlighted John Templeton’s maximum pessimism philosophy as he described it to Forbes magazine in 1995. Much of Templeton’s investing approach has to do with finding bargain stocks. In the 1995 article, Templeton discusses when to sell investments: Having beaten not just the market, but the markets, for so long, what [...]
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 [...]
Templeton’s Ability to Stay Calm
Posted in Investing, Philosophy, Stocks, Wall Street on July 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
John Templeton had an uncanny ability to invest without getting emotional, as William Green’s January 1999 article in Money magazine describes: When the U.S. market crashed in 1987, Templeton loaded up on stocks that had been slaughtered. “He doesn’t get carried away by the emotions of Wall Street,” says Jay Bradshaw, who ran Templeton’s trading desk. “He [...]
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 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 [...]
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