John Neff Quotations

(We can put together something) for any occasion you'd want to give a gift,

This is the first year we're taking a group to the Penn Relays and we're excited about it. It'll be a great experience for the athletes who are going to compete against some of the top individuals and teams in the country.

It's a good read, ... I was determined not to do a how-to book in a pedantic way. There are a lot of lessons in there that could be of value to people.

In my (former) job, it took me 45 minutes to reach her if she needed insulin,

For the expectations to be correct, you have to believe that the p/e multiple would have to go to never-before-reached heights or there is significant earnings to the upside of the estimates. Both expectations are problematic.

Buy on the cannons and sell on the trumpets.

An awful lot of people keep a stock too long because it gives them warm fuzzies – particularly when a contrarian stance has been vindicated. If they sell it, they lose bragging rights.

The baskets start at $25 and] the sky's the limit, I've done baskets worth hundreds of dollars. At that price, they are putting in luxury items.

I don't read, much less follow, the valuations or predictions. I study the numbers.

Investment success does not require glamour stocks or bull markets.

Brand-name growth stocks ordinarily command the highest p/e ratios. Rising prices beget attention, and vice versa - but only to a point. Eventually their growth rate can diminish as results revert towards normal. Maybe not in all cases, but often enough to make a long-term bet. Bottom line: I wouldn't want to get caught in a rush for the exit, much less get left behind. Only when big growth stocks fall into the dumper from time to time am I inclined to pick them up - and even then, only in moderation.

I don't want a lot of good investments; I want a few outstanding ones.

Successful stocks don't tell you when to sell. When you feel like bragging, it's probably time to sell.

I've never bought a stock unless, in my view, it was on sale.

It's not always easy to do what's not popular, but that's where you make your money. Buy stocks that look bad to less careful investors and hang on until their real value is recognized.