Kerr Neilson Quotes

101 Kerr Neilson Quotes

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Western centric investors often overlook the shift in the global economic axis where emerging industrialised countries now account for about half of global output.
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The natural selection process continues to provide winning industries and companies which grow and displace others.
Kerr Neilson

Crises are not as rare as you may think.
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You need to have realistic expectations from your share investments.
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[In November 2012] The system eventually sorts itself out and after five or ten years, the game will be ‘on’ again.
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Dividends play a very important part in rewarding shareholders for the risks they take.
Kerr Neilson

The market always provides us with opportunities…
Kerr Neilson

The behaviour of the crowds invariably results in imperfect pricing.
Kerr Neilson

There is a natural predisposition towards extrapolating the present situation far into the future.
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If you pay too much for a share you’re unlikely to make much money.
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It is essential to think about the sustainability of earnings, and whether the earnings are being driven by temporary factors…
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Be clear about the risks you are exposing your money to.
Kerr Neilson

Think carefully about the business you are buying.
Kerr Neilson

Give your investment thesis time to work out but be decisive when the facts change.
Kerr Neilson

A smorgasbord of opportunities; some are cheap and some are expensive. The cheap ones in our experience give you the best opportunities to make money so long as you can understand and see through what appear to be blemishes.
Kerr Neilson

It is not enough simply to be contrary… If the stock is cheap you must presume generally the market gets it right and an intelligent investor will start by trying to assess where he or she has got the wrong end of the stick.
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We bought a company that was highly sensitive to economic activity. We were driven principally by considerations of value and the fact that this business was almost impossible to replicate without spending a great deal of money.
Kerr Neilson

We have made some good money… by ignoring the noise.
Kerr Neilson

In the teeth of a gale, opportunities arise.
Kerr Neilson

Hold your poise, do your work, remain independent in thoughts and action, and wealth will accrue.
Kerr Neilson



We make money by buying neglected companies. This takes courage…
Kerr Neilson



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