6 Investment Rules by World's Top Investors

By siliconindia   |   Friday, 21 October 2011, 01:29 IST
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"You learn in this business..... If you want a friend, get a dog." - Carl Icahn
Carl Icahn
Carl Icahn is a private equity investor and modern day corporate raider, buying large stakes in companies and attempting to get voting rights to increase shareholder value. Icahn has made his fair share of enemies over the years, but investors shouldn't take his advice strictly in terms of interpersonal relationships. How many times in your investing past have you read an article, watched a news report or took a tip from a trusted friend about the next hot stock and lost money? There is only one piece of advice to act upon: Your own exhaustive research based on facts (not opinions) obtained from trusted sources. Other advice can be considered and verified but it shouldn't be a sole reason to commit money.