3/18/13 The Star Online: Are you scared to invest? Billionaire Warren Buffett's tips on how to overcome it.

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The stock market is designed to transfer money from the active to the patient.

Stop trying to predict the direction of the stock market, the economy, interest rates, or elections.

I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the
market the next day and not reopen it for 10 years.

My success can be attributed to inactivity. Most investors cannot resist the temptation to constantly
buy and sell.

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