For new and even experienced investors, there's a lot to learn from what has happened in the stock market throughout history. Similar patterns have emerged over centuries, with investor euphoria often fueling bubbles and then resulting in crashes later on. Sir John Templeton was one of the best stock pickers of the 20th century, and he wasn't afraid of buying at a time when the market was pessimis...
For new and even experienced investors, there's a lot to learn from what has happened in the stock market throughout history. Similar patterns have emerged over centuries, with investor euphoria often fueling bubbles and then resulting in crashes later on. Sir John Templeton was one of the best stock pickers of the 20th century, and he wasn't afraid of buying at a time when the market was pessimistic. He managed a growth fund that would, for decades, average an annual return of more than 14% -- that's better than the 10% long-run average of the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) . Templeton was, however, cautious when it came to potential bubbles. And there are four words that he believed were the most dangerous for investors: "this time it's different." Continue reading