77 Quotes by Whitney Tilson

Because I'm a very public figure, everybody knows what my returns are.

It's critical to have a disciplined investing approach and stick with it.

When high-growth companies slow down, growth and momentum junkies often sell indiscriminately, which can create great opportunities for value investors. Just be careful not to anchor on the stock's previous price or earnings multiple, which are no longer relevant.

Even the greatest companies encounter problems or otherwise fall out of favour.

If you look at the history of technology gadget makers, hardware makers, it's littered with the corpses of Palm and RIM and companies like that.

While everyone would love to have that perfect portfolio of stocks that can be bought and held forever, it usually does not work out that way. Markets, technology, and businesses change too quickly to put portfolios on autopilot.

My portfolio consists of many companies I find fundamentally undervalued in which I expect activism to play a role in the value being realised.

The deal machinations many companies put themselves through, while certainly a bonanza for investment bankers, can confound the typical investor.

My experience is that very few people have what it takes to be a successful investor, as I discussed in The Arrogance of Stock Picking.