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James O'Shaughnessy Quotes
James O'Shaughnessy Quotes
James O'Shaughnessy
American
Businessman
Born:
May 24
,
1960
Because
Buying
Change
People
Time
You
The average investor does significantly worse than a simple index... It's literally because of the way our brains are wired.
James O'Shaughnessy
Simple
Our
Way
Worse
Wired
Investor
Because
Does
Brains
Than
Literally
Average
By relying on the statistical information rather than a gut feeling, you allow the data to lead you to be in the right place at the right time. To remain as emotionally free from the hurly burley of the here and now is one of the only ways to succeed.
James O'Shaughnessy
Time
You
Free
Feeling
Right Place
Right Time
Ways
Statistical
Gut
Gut Feeling
Data
Rather
Only
Relying
Remain
Allow
Lead
Emotionally
Than
Information
Place
Succeed
Now
Right
Here
If you're indexing to the S&P 500, you're buying the most expensive names in the market.
James O'Shaughnessy
You
Market
Names
Most
Expensive
Buying
If you're an investor who wants a little bit more from the capital-appreciation side of things, but still likes this concept of getting 'paid by the company,' then we would tell that investor to pursue shareholder yield.
James O'Shaughnessy
You
Side
Bit
Tell
Would
More
Pursue
Investor
Concept
Likes
Still
Yield
Getting
Wants
Little
Little Bit
Then
Paid
Who
Company
Things
If you are an investor who's retired and hopes to live off the income that your portfolio is generating, then we would focus just on the dividend yield.
James O'Shaughnessy
You
Focus
Live
Would
Hopes
Dividend
Generating
Investor
Retired
Off
Yield
Just
Then
Your
Income
Portfolio