Sir John Templeton Dead at 95
One of the world’s greatest investors has died.
“In almost every activity in life people try to go where the outlook is best…However, my contention is that if you are selecting publicly traded investments, you have to do the opposite. You are trying to buy a share at the lowest possible price in relation to what a corporation is worth. There is only one reason a stock is being offered at a bargain price: because other people are selling. There is no other reason.”
(From the Preface to Investing the Templeton Way)
There are already countless articles out there. Here are just a few:
Articles and Obits
Books
Templeton Plan: 21 Steps to Personal Success and Real Happiness
Worldwide Laws of Life: 200 Eternal Spiritual Principles
And remarkably, a negative post from a nasty, little blog that uses quotation marks in place of conversation, and preaches to the choir on the evils of preaching and choirs.