Russell 2000 Rules During Record Setting Week – $DIS $F $FATE $NVDA $PFE $TSLA Rise

Happy Weekend All!

I hope that you all had a wonderful week and that your investment accounts all increased beyond your expectations once again as the broad markets experienced a record setting week. The small caps on the Russell 2000 led all indices jumping an amazing 6.1% while closing at 2,437.08 and is now up 23.4% YTD. The S&P 500 also closed at 4,697.53 (+2%) setting a another new record high & is now up 25.1% YTD, the Dow 30 closed at 36,327.95 (+1.4%) also setting a new record high & is now up 18.7% YTD, and the Nasdaq experienced another strong week and closed at 15,971.59 (+3.1%) and is now up 23.9% YTD. The MicroCaps also powered forward as the iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) closed at $156.29, +5.93% for the week, and is up +31.72% YTD. 9 of the 11 sectors finished the week in the green, with the communication discretionary, information technology & the materials sectors leading the way, both with 5-3% gains, while the two that dropped were the health care sector that was hampered by price control government discussions and the financials sector which saw interest rates retreat with t10-yr yield closing at 1.45%, down another 11 basis points wk/wk and the 2-yr yield closed at .49%, up 2 basis points. 

A myriad of bullish oriented drivers surfaced this week, including arguably the most important one that was made by the Fed who decided to keep interest rates near zero, while also committing to taper net asset purchases by $15B this month; moves that were somewhat expected. The Fed also reemphasized that in order for rates to be raised, we would need to reach maximum employment, while also restating that inflation pressures are truly transitory at best. In addition, a number of quarterly earnings reports continued to roll in this week from marquis names with the vast majority exceeding expectations including NVIDIA (NVDA) & Qualcomm (QCOM). Also, making the market and possibly the world feel safer,  Pfizer (PFE) stated that its COVID-19 oral antiviral interim data proved to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% and its shares rose $48.61, +10.86% on Friday.

A number macroeconomic reports also surfaced including the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index report for October, which confirmed a rise to 66.7%, while the factory orders for manufactured goods report confirmed a rise by .2% M/M in September. The ADP Employment Change report approximated that 571k jobs were added to private-sector payrolls in October. The IHS Markit Services PMI report confirmed a rise to 58.7 in the final reading for October. The weekly MBA Mortgage Applications Index report confirmed drop by 3.3%. The weekly crude oil inventories was confirmed to have risen by 3.29M barrels (a rise for a second consecutive weeks) & OPEC+ agreed to keep their current production schedule in place though December and oil prices fell 2.5% weekly to close at $81.52/bbl, but are still up 68% YTD. On Thursday, the Initial jobless claims for the week ending October 30 fell by 14k to 269k, while continuing claims for the week ending October 23 fell by 134k to 2.105 million. However, Q3 productivity dropped by 5%, while unit labor costs jumped by an annual rate of 8.3%. The September trade deficit also worsened coming in a record $80.9B. On Friday, the October nonfarm payrolls rose by 531k. The 3-month average for total nonfarm payrolls fell to 442k , while September nonfarm payrolls were revised to 312k. October private sector payrolls rose by 604k & September private sector payrolls were revised to 365k. the October unemployment rate came in at 4.6%, while persons unemployed for 27 weeks or more accounted for 31.6%. The U6 unemployment rate was 8.3% down from September. October average hourly earnings rose by .4%. Over the last 12 months, average hourly earnings have risen 4.9%. The average workweek in October was 34.7 hours & the manufacturing workweek slipped by .1 hours to 40.3 hours & factory overtime fell equally by .1 hours to 3.2 hours. Consumer credit also rose by $29.9B in September.

The U.S. Dollar Index ticked higher to end at 94.20 moving up from the 94.13 mark last week.

Next week, the macroeconomic schedule will serve the inflation data report and the hourly earnings report.

EV, TECH, CONSUMER

Apple (AAPL) closed at $151,28, +.99% over the last 5-days. On Oct. 28th Apple® announced financial results for its fiscal 2021 fourth quarter ended September 25, 2021 and reportedly falling short of Wall Street’s expectations. The Company posted a September quarter revenue record of $83.4 billion, up 29 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.24. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO stated, “This year we launched our most powerful products ever, from M1-powered Macs to an iPhone 13 lineup that is setting a new standard for performance and empowering our customers to create and connect in new ways. We are infusing our values into everything we make — moving closer to our 2030 goal of being carbon neutral up and down our supply chain and across the lifecycle of our products, and ever advancing our mission to build a more equitable future.” Luca Maestri, Apple’s CFO stated, “Our record September quarter results capped off a remarkable fiscal year of strong double-digit growth, during which we set new revenue records in all of our geographic segments and product categories in spite of continued uncertainty in the macro environment. The combination of our record sales performance, unmatched customer loyalty, and strength of our ecosystem drove our active installed base of devices to a new all-time high. During the September quarter, we returned over $24 billion to our shareholders, as we continue to make progress toward our goal of reaching a net cash neutral position over time.” Apple’s board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.22 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on November 11, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 8, 2021.

Shares of IronNet, Inc. (IRNT), an innovative leader transforming cybersecurity through Collective Defense, closed at $11.22 rose +26.40%, Recently, IronNeet announced that it has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), a nomination-only association, demonstrating IronNet’s long-term commitment with Microsoft to deliver better security solutions to customers. As a Microsoft partner, IronNet, through its innovative Collective Defense platform, empowers Microsoft customers to execute safe and seamless migrations to the cloud amidst the increasing volume of highly-aggressive and sophisticated cyberattacks. IronNet Founder and Co-CEO, General (Ret.) Keith Alexander, “As we continue to see an increase in malicious cyberattacks against both the public and private sectors, we are pleased to join the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association to advance how we defend together. MISA’s mission directly aligns with our mission at IronNet: to develop integrated and innovative ways to better defend together against an evolving cyber threat landscape.” Shares if IRNT jumped to $16.34, +58.64% after hitting intraday high of $17 share on Wednesday. Our same day purchased Feb 18, 2020 $20 calls ran from $.60 to well over $3 that day. 

Amazon (AMZN) closed at $3,518.99, +4.35% for the week. Recently, Amazon announced their financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2021 missing expectations as they continued to make investments across their massive platform, etc. Operating cash flow decreased 1% to $54.7 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $55.3 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2020. Free cash flow decreased to $2.6 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $29.5 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2020. Free cash flow less principal repayments of finance leases and financing obligations decreased to an outflow of $8.8 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with an inflow of $18.4 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2020. Free cash flow less equipment finance leases and principal repayments of all other finance leases and financing obligations decreased to an outflow of $3.9 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with an inflow of $17.9 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2020. Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 523 million on September 30, 2021, compared with 518 million one year ago. Net sales increased 15% to $110.8 billion in the third quarter, compared with $96.1 billion in third quarter 2020. Excluding the $0.5 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales increased 15% compared with third quarter 2020. Operating income decreased to $4.9 billion in the third quarter, compared with $6.2 billion in third quarter 2020. Net income decreased to $3.2 billion in the third quarter, or $6.12 per diluted share, compared with $6.3 billion, or $12.37 per diluted share, in third quarter 2020. “We’ve always said that when confronted with the choice between optimizing for short-term profits versus what’s best for customers over the long term, we will choose the latter—and you can see that during every phase of this pandemic,”said Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO. 

VP Watchlist company Tesla (TSLA) closed $1,222.09, +9.7% over the last 5-days & is valued at $1.23T. On Oct 25, Hertz’ (HTZZ, $27.01, -1.06%) announced that they are making a significant investment to offer the largest EV rental fleet in North America and one of the largest in the world, which includes an initial order of 100,000 Tesla’s (+$4B investment) by the end of 2022 and new EV charging infrastructure across the company’s global operations. However, this week Elon Musk apparently stated that there is no signed contract with Heartland that it would not have any economic impact. Last week, Tesla also released its financial results for the third quarter of 2021 they topped estimates but this win was a surprise. Tesla’s revenues came in at $13.76 billion vs. $13.91 billion expected, $8.77 billion Y/Y & Adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.86 vs. $1.67 expected, 76 cents Y/Y. Tesla also reconfirmed the company’s guidance that it will achieve 50% average annual growth in vehicle deliveries over a stated multi-year horizon.

Shares of Ford (F) closed at $19.29, +12.94% over the last 5-days. On Oct, 27, Ford Motor Company (F) reported its 2021 third quarter financial results after the markets closed. Ford generated quarterly revenue of $35.7 billion, net income of $1.8 billion, adjusted EBIT of $3.0 billion; North America auto EBIT margin of 10.1%/. Ford increased guidance for full-year 2021 adjusted EBIT to between $10.5 billion and $11.5 billion & expects cash flow over current planning period to be more than sufficient to fund growth priorities; announces resumption of regular stock dividend in fourth quarter. Shares of Ford have trade up to $16.85, +8.58% in the aftermarkets!

Shares of Lucid Group (LCID) jumped 13%% over the last 5-days to close at $41.80. Lucid will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2021 results on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 2:00 pm PT / 5:00 pm ET. The company will issue an earnings press release with the dial-in number and a link to the live webcast on its investor relations website at ir.lucidmotors.com prior to the conference call. Lucid’s mission is to inspire the adoption of sustainable energy by creating the most captivating electric vehicles, centered around the human experience. The company’s first car, Lucid Air, is a state-of-the-art luxury sedan with a California-inspired design underpinned by race-proven technology. Lucid Air features a luxurious full-size interior space in a mid-size exterior footprint. Customer deliveries of Lucid Air, which is produced at Lucid’s new factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, will begin on October 30, 2021.

Facebook (FB) closed at $341.13, +5.43% this week. On Oct. 25,  Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. “We made good progress this quarter and our community continues to grow,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO. “I’m excited about our roadmap, especially around creators, commerce, and helping to build the metaverse.” Facebook daily active users (DAUs) – DAUs were 1.93 billion on average for September 2021, an increase of 6% year-over-year, Facebook monthly active users (MAUs) – MAUs were 2.91 billion as of September 30, 2021, an increase of 6% year-over-year, Family daily active people (DAP) – DAP was 2.81 billion on average for September 2021, an increase of 11% year-over-year, Family monthly active people (MAP) – MAP was 3.58 billion as of September 30, 2021, an increase of 12% year-over-year, Capital expenditures – Capital expenditures, including principal payments on finance leases, were $4.54 billion for the third quarter of 2021, Share repurchases – We repurchased $14.37 billion of our Class A common stock in the third quarter and had $7.97 billion remaining on our prior share repurchase authorization as of September 30, 2021. We also announced today a $50 billion increase in our share repurchase authorization, Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities – Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were $58.08 billion as of September 30, 2021, &  Headcount was 68,177 as of September 30, 2021, an increase of 20% year-over-year. On Oct. 28th, at Connect 2021, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced Meta the new name for Facebook, which he represented brings together their apps and technologies under one new company brand. Meta’s focus will be to bring the metaverse to life and help people connect, find communities and grow businesses. The metaverse will feel like a hybrid of today’s online social experiences, sometimes expanded into three dimensions or projected into the physical world. He further suggests, that will let you share immersive experiences with other people even when you can’t be together — and do things together you couldn’t do in the physical world. It’s the next evolution in a long line of social technologies, and it’s supposedly ushering in a new chapter for their company. Mark shared more about this vision in a founder’s letter.Facebook announced that it is changing its name to stock trading symbol to MVRS on Dec. 1, 2021. 

Microsoft (MSFT) closed at $336.06, +1.34% for the week and boasts the largest market cap on the planet at a monster $2.52T! Last week, Microsoft released their Q1 2022 fiscal earnings report. Here are a few of the numbers from the report: Revenue: $45.3 billion versus $43.93 billion expected, Earnings per share: $2.71 versus $2.07 expected, Intelligent Cloud: $16.98 versus $16.58 billion expected, & Productivity & Business processes: $15.04 versus $14.70 billion expected. Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft stated, “Digital technology is a deflationary force in an inflationary economy. Businesses – small and large – can improve productivity and the affordability of their products and services by building tech intensity. The Microsoft Cloud delivers the end-to-end platforms and tools organizations need to navigate this time of transition and change.”

Dow 30 component and global leader in CRM, salesforce.com (CRM), closed at $307.25, +2.52% this week after establishing an all-time new high of $311.38. Recently, Marc and Lynne Benioff announced $200 million in new climate investments toward reforestation and restoration efforts—establishing the first-of-its-kind $100 million Benioff TIME Tree Fund and committing $100 million in investments from TIME Ventures, the Benioffs’ investment fund. Salesforce to give $100 million funding in grants over the next 10 years to nonprofits working on ecosystem restoration and climate justice, donate technology through the Power of Us program, and enable volunteers to deliver 2.5 million volunteer hours to organizations focused on climate action. On Oct. 21, NVIDIA announced its next-generation cloud gaming platform — delivering GeForce RTX™ 3080-class gaming on GeForce NOW™ — available exclusively in a new, high-performance membership tier. The GeForce NOW RTX 3080 membership tier provides gamers with access to the greatest-ever generational leap in GeForce® history, delivering cloud gaming’s highest resolutions and fastest frame rates, paired with the lowest latency. On September 23, salesforce announced a revision to its Fiscal Year 2022 revenue guidance and initiation of Fiscal Year 2023 guidance as of Sept. 23, 2021. The raised FY22 revenue guidance to a range of $26.25 billion to $26.35 billion. 

NVIDIA Corporation powered upward this week to close at $297, +16.37% for the week after beating expectations. Highlights included: Record revenue of $6.51 billion, up 68 percent from a year earlier, Record Gaming revenue of $3.06 billion, up 85 percent from a year earlier, & Record Data Center revenue of $2.37 billion, up 35 percent from a year earlier. Learn more here. On Oct. 21, NVIDIA also announced its next-generation cloud gaming platform — delivering GeForce RTX™ 3080-class gaming on GeForce NOW™ — available exclusively in a new, high-performance membership tier. The GeForce NOW RTX 3080 membership tier provides gamers with access to the greatest-ever generational leap in GeForce® history, delivering cloud gaming’s highest resolutions and fastest frame rates, paired with the lowest latency. Each cloud GeForce NOW SuperPOD consists of over 1,000 GPUs that deliver more than 39 petaflops of graphics horsepower. Each instance is 35 teraflops of performance, nearly 3x that of an Xbox Series X.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) closed at $122.29, +.83% for the week.

The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) closed at $167.08, +3.44% for the week.

DISNEY

Disney (DIS) closed at $175.63, +3.14% for the week. Disney will discuss fiscal full year and fourth quarter 2021 financial results via a live audio webcast beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Results will be released after the close of regular trading on November 10, 2021. To listen to the webcast, please visit www.disney.com/investors.

BIOTECH & HEALTHCARE

The biotech indices experienced volatility again starting the week strongly but ended a sour note on Friday. The Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (IBB) closed at $156.94, -1.67% for the week, now up 3.6% YTD. The NYSE ARCA Biotech Index (^BTK) closed at 5,616.46, -2.42% for the week and is now down -2.14% YTD. The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) on the other hand closed at $131.32, +5.22% for the week and is off 6.72% for the year. The XBI’s 52-wk range is $118.23-$174.79.  

Recently,  Atossa Therapeutics (ATOS) recently released a short video message recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and urging women to get mammograms. In the video message, which can be found on Atossa’s website here, Dr. Quay cites that the global pandemic “changed everything” with regard to breast cancer screening, indicating that many women have ceased to seek out their mammograms since the initial COVID-19 outbreak. This is corroborated in an article in the October 2021 issue of the peer-reviewed medical journal, Preventative Medicine, which indicated this was a particular problem in women of color and those who fall in the lower income brackets. On October 23, Dr. Steven Quay CEO of Atossa Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ATOS) published an interesting and informative video called “Long COVID Is An important Issue.” You may view by clicking here now.

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) jumped this week to close at $132.86, -.72% over the last 5-days. 

Progenity, Inc. (PROG) closed at $3.52. Progenity is a biotechnology company innovating in the fields of women’s health, gastrointestinal health, and oral biotherapeutics. Progenity applies a multi-omics approach, combining genomics, epigenomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to its molecular testing products and to the development of a suite of investigational ingestible devices designed to provide precise diagnostic sampling and drug delivery solutions. Progenity’s vision is to transform healthcare to become more precise and personal by improving diagnoses of disease and improving patient outcomes through localized treatment with targeted therapies. Today Progenity announced the appointment of Jill Howe to its board of directors effective November 3, 2021. Ms. Howe was also appointed chairperson of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.  Jill Howe stated, “It’s an exciting time for Progenity as there is incredible depth and potential in the R&D pipeline. I look forward to working with the team to ensure the company’s potential is valued.” Progenuity will report earnings on November 10th after the close at 4:30pm ET.

GOLD & SILVER MOVE HIGHER

Gold prices closed at $1,820, +$35 for the week & silver prices closed at $24.22, +$.28/oz for the week.

MEMES REPORT

AMC Entertainment (AMC) closed at $41.79, 17.90% over the last 5-days. AMC Theaters, the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States, in Europe & the Middle East and in the world, announced this week that it is again rewarding its self-identified shareholders through AMC Investor Connect. Existing and new participants who sign up by year-end in AMC Investor Connect will be encouraged to come to AMC movie theatres in the United States in November, December, or January with the offer of another Free Large Popcorn, useable with the purchase of a ticket. This is the second time AMC has made such an offer to its shareholders. The first such time started in June of 2021, with that free large popcorn offer valid through October 31.

GameStop (GME) closed at $213.25,+16.21% for the week. 

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP) closed at $1.09, -1.8% for the week after announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021. Highlights of the Third Quarter of 2021: Gross revenues: $50 million in Q3 2021, as compared to $20.4 million in Q3 2020, up 146%, Net Income: $20.1 million in Q3 2021, as compared to $3.6 million in Q3 2020, up 459%, EBITDA1: $30.1 million in Q3 2021, as compared to $12.7 million in Q3 2020, up 137%, Adjusted EBITDA1: $32.2 million in Q3 2021, as compared to $7.8 million in Q3 2020, up 312%.

BITCOIN

Bitcoin $BTC.X closed at $61,333.61, -2.99% this week.

ENERGY

The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund or ETF (XLE) closed at $58.26, +1.37% over the last five days & 53.72% YTD. 

NEXT WEEK

The stock market will enjoy another normal 5-day trading week.

VP WATCHLIST UPDATES

Please review our complete VP Watchlist that includes Apple (AAPL), Disney (DIS), Tesla (TSLA) & a select group of emerging names.  The pages will allow you to learn more and keep up with these companies daily.

For now, see the summaries or five of the emerging companies from the VP Watchlist below:

Thanks again for your attention this week. Please continue to share your thoughts, questions, & ideas as we move forward. 

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Investing & Inspiration

1. “The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.” – William Morris
2. “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” – Jim Rohn
3. “Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.” – Frank Lloyd Wright
4. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
5. “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain
6. “The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.” – John Burroughs
7. “It’s the steady, quiet, plodding ones who win in the lifelong race.” – Robert W. Service
8. “When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.” – Oscar Wilde
9. “A savvy entrepreneur will not always look for investment money, first.” – Daymond John
10. “In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It’s the same with investment.” – Masayoshi Son

11. “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” -Albert Einstein

12. “The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

13. “Don’t go through life, grow through life.”– Eric Butterworth
14. “This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.” – William James
15. “People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.” –  Isaac Asimov
16. “True life is lived when tiny changes occur.”  – Leo Tolstoy
17. “If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.” – Clint Eastwood
18. “In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.” – Miguel de Cervantes
19. “Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” – W. Clement Stone
20. “If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.” – Tallulah Bankhead
21. “The deal machinations many companies put themselves through, while certainly a bonanza for investment bankers, can confound the typical investor.” – Whitney Tilson
22. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” – Audrey Hepburn
23. “Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.” – Don Marquis

24. “Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.” – Benjamin Franklin

25. “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.” – John Wooden
26. “One fails forward toward success.” – Charles Kettering
27. “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” – Michelangelo
28. “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” – Confucius
29. “I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
30. “Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.” – Elizabeth Bibesco
31. “As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.” – Ben Hogan
32. “Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity.” – Thor Heyerdahl
33. “Economics is all about consumption. People either spend money now or they use financial instruments – like bonds, stocks and savings accounts – so they can spend more later.” – Adam Davidson
34. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” -Samuel Beckett
35. “In the post-industrial economy, ideas and great minds often provide far greater return on investment than any other resources or capital investments.” – Marvin Ammori
36. “Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.” – Satchel Paige
37. “One of the rules I’ve learned is that struggling to try and think your way into making an investment is usually the best way to not have a great outcome.” – Stephen A. Schwarzman
38. “The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.” – Aristotle Onassis
39. “It takes a long time to grow an old friend.” – John Leonard
40. “Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.”– Sholom Aleichem
41. “The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.” – Eminem
42. “Man is only great when he acts from passion.” – Benjamin Disraeli
43. “We need to stop thinking about infrastructure as an economic stimulant and start thinking about it as a strategy. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth.” – Roger McNamee
44. “We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
45. “Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” – Swami Sivananda
46. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
47. “Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking.” – Peter Diamandis
48. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin
49. “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein
50. “When you’re an investor, you can look at the quantitative and qualitative elements of an investment, but there’s a third aspect: What you feel in your gut.” – Kevin O’Leary
51. “Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.” – Omar N. Bradley
52. “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” – Elbert Hubbard
53. “Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.” – Ed Markey 
54. “Every good painter paints what he is.” – Jackson Pollock
55. “If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.” – Bear Bryant
56. “Your mindset matters. It affects everything – from the business and investment decisions you make, to the way you raise your children, to your stress levels and overall well-being.” – Peter Diamandis
57. “You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” – Joyce Meyer 
58. “Like wildebeest and zebra migration across the Serengeti, investment managers and consultants, too, have a habit of running together and, every now and then, changing direction.” – Sanjaya Baru
59. “If people are anything but enthusiastic about the information or ideas that they’re sharing, they’re either not that invested in what they’re doing – or they’re not communicating that investment effectively.” – Ana Kasparian 
60. “Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.” – Josh Billings 
61. “Friend, there’s no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments.” – Joel Osteen
62. “It’s only natural that the heavy users help contribute to the investment to keep the Web healthy. That is the most important concept of net neutrality.” – Lowell McAdam
63. “The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.” – Jean Paul 

64. “Eliminate emotion from your investment program.” -John C. Bogle

65. “Modern medical advances have helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives. We owe these improvements to decades of investment in medical research.” – Ike Skelton
66. “In every investment, before I get involved or invest, I always see what the mindset of the founder, the CEO, is.” – Zaza Pachulia
67. “An investment said to have an 80% chance of success sounds far more attractive than one with a 20% chance of failure. The mind can’t easily recognize that they are the same.” – Daniel Kahneman
68. “The return on investment in global health is tremendous, and the biggest bang for the buck comes from vaccines. Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective health investments in history.” – Seth Berkley
69. “Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A ‘you can do it’ when things are tough.” – Richard M. DeVos
70. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
71. “We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.”  – Jesse Owens
72. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward- American Writer, Born 1921
73. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” – Willie Nelson
74. “The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.” – Mike Murdock
75.  “If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.” – Leah LaBelle
76. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work”. -Thomas A. Edison
77. “Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.” – Ed Markey

78. “Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.” – Plato

79. “We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.” – Swami Vivekananda
80. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

81. “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” – Lewis Carroll

82. “Don’t worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.” – Ice Cube

83. “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” – William Shakespeare

84. “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” – Niels Bohr (Danish Physicist)

85. “It is indeed true that the stock market can forecast the business cycle.” -Paul Samuelson

86. “The wisest rule in investment is: when others are selling, buy. When others are buying, sell. Usually, of course, we do the opposite. When everyone else is buying, we assume they know something we don’t, so we buy. Then people start selling, panic sets in, and we sell too.” – Jonathan Sacks

87. “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
88. “Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.” – Thomas Sowell
89. “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll
90. “The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.” – Eminem

91. “View health as an investment, not an expense.” – John Quelch

92. “Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” – Kyle Chandler

93. “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” – Lewis Carroll
94. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” – Willie Nelson
95. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
96. “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie
97. “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.”–  Duke Ellington
98. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” -Peter Drucker
99. “I’m involved in the stock market, which is fun and, sometimes, very painful.” – Regis Philbin
100. “Who owns the future? This is the question at the heart of every stock market.” – John Landgraf
101. “One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.” – William Feather
102. “While I’m sure some millennials are concerned with the ethical issues involved in mining for diamonds, the main reason they steer clear of the gems is because, well, they’re a dumb investment.” – Ana Kasparian
103. “The wisest rule in investment is: when others are selling, buy. When others are buying, sell. Usually, of course, we do the opposite. When everyone else is buying, we assume they know something we don’t, so we buy. Then people start selling, panic sets in, and we sell too.” – Jonathan Sack
104. “We must shift our thinking away from short-term gain toward long-term investment and sustainability, and always have the next generations in mind with every decision we make.” –  Deb Haaland
105. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” –  Ralph Waldo Emerson
106. “If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.” – Bear Bryant

107. “Investing in women’s lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations – and consequently in our own long-term national interests.” -Liya Kebede

108. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”– Winston Churchill

109. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

110. “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” – Archimedes
111. “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” – George Orwell
112. “If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.” – Elon Musk
113. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward
114. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
115. “Netflix, Amazon, iTunes – whatever platforms emerge – we are looking at as having the same potential that home video had for the movie business. Which means there are entirely new opportunities to monetize our capital investment in content and do so in ways that work for distributors, for consumers and for creators.” – Bob Iger

116. “When you have no one to answer to, vendetta as investment strategy is as legitimate as anything.” – Carl Icahn

117. “No other investment yields as great a return as the investment in education. An educated workforce is the foundation of every community and the future of every economy.” – Brad Henry
118. “In my view, the biggest investment risk is not the volatility of prices, but whether you will suffer a permanent loss of capital. Not only is the mere drop in stock prices not risk, but it is an opportunity. Where else do you look for cheap stocks?” – Li Lu

119. “Modern medical advances have helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives.

120. We owe these improvements to decades of investment in medical research.”– Ike Skelton

121. “Stock market goes up or down, and you can’t adjust your portfolio based on the whims of the market, so you have to have a strategy in a position and stay true to that strategy and not pay attention to noise that could surround any particular investment.” – John Paulson

122. “Your mindset matters. It affects everything – from the business and investment decisions you make, to the way you raise your children, to your stress levels and overall well-being.” – Peter Diamandis
123. “Inflation destroys savings, impedes planning, and discourages investment. That means less productivity and a lower standard of living.” – Kevin Brady
124. “Bitcoin, in the short or even long term, may turn out be a good investment in the same way that anything that is rare can be considered valuable. Like baseball cards. Or a Picasso.” – Andrew Ross Sorkin
125. “I think you have to learn that there’s a company behind every stock and there’s only one real reason why stocks go up. Companies go from doing poorly to doing well or small companies grow to large companies.” – Peter Lynch
126. “Historically, there has been a bull market in the commodities every 20 or 30 years.” – Jim Rogers
127. “The markets generally are unpredictable, so that one has to have different scenarios. The idea that you can actually predict what’s going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market.” – George Soros
128. “Stop trying to predict the direction of the stock market, the economy or the elections.” – Warren Buffett
129. “An important key to investing is to remember that stocks are not lottery tickets.” – Peter Lynch
130. “Learn everyday, but especially from the experiences of others. It’s cheaper!” – John Bogle
131. “When purchasing depressed stock in troubled companies, seek out the ones with the superior financial positions and avoid the ones with loads of bank debt.” – Peter Lynch
132. “No stock price is too low for bears or too high for bulls.” – John F. Heerdink, Jr.

133. “Investment is most successful when it is most businesslike.” – Ben Graham

134. “Value stocks are about as exciting as watching grass grow, but have you ever noticed just how much your grass grows in a week?” – Christopher Browne

135. “Even the intelligent investor is likely to need considerable willpower to keep from following the crowd.” – Benjamin Graham
136. “Individual who cannot master their emotions are ill-suited to profit from the investment process.” – Benjamin Graham
137. “I made my first investment at age eleven. I was wasting my life until then.” – Warren Buffet
138. “I don’t look to jump over seven-foot bars; I look around for one-foot bars that I can step over.” — Warren Buffett
139. “There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow. It goes without saying that no company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it.” – Jack Welch, former CEO of GE
140. “Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble” ― Warren Buffett
141. “If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.” – Warren Buffet
142. “How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in savings accounts? I rest my case.” — Robert G. Allen
143. “It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price, than a fair company at a wonderful price.” – Warren Buffett
144. “A market downturn doesn’t bother us. It is an opportunity to increase our ownership of great companies with great management at good prices.” — Warren Buffett
145. “Every once in a while, the market does something so stupid it takes your breath away.” — Jim Cramer
146. “The person who starts simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed; you must have a larger ambition.” — John D. Rockefeller
147. “Know what you own, and know why you own it.” – Peter Lynch
148. “Although it’s easy to forget sometimes, a share is not a lottery ticket… it’s part ownership of a business.” – Peter Lynch
149. “Wise spending is part of wise investing. And it’s never too late to start.” – Rhonda Katz

150. “Invest for the long haul. Don’t get too greedy and don’t get too scared.” – Shelby M.C. Davis

151. “Fear incites human action far more urgently than does the impressive weight of historical evidence.”
     -Jeremy Siegel
152. “With a good perspective on history, we can have a better understanding of the past and present, and thus a clear vision of the future.” — Carlos Slim Helu
153. “If we like a business, we’re going to buy as much of it as we can and keep it as long as we can. And when we change our mind, we don’t take half measures.” – Warren Buffett

154. “The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself.” — Peter Thiel

155. “Never depend on a single income, make an investment to create a second source.” Warren Buffet

156. “Games are won by players who focus on the playing field –- not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.”
     ― Warren Buffett
157. “The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.” – Peter Lynch
158. “Courage taught me no matter how bad a crisis gets … any sound investment will eventually pay off.” — Carlos Slim Helu
159. “Investing puts money to work. The only reason to save money is to invest it.” – Grant Cardone
160. “As time goes on, I get more and more convinced that the right method of investment is to put fairly large sums into enterprises which one thinks one knows something about and in the management of which one thoroughly believes.” — John Maynard Keynes
161. “Given a 10% chance of a 100 times payoff, you should take that bet every time.” — Jeff Bezos
162. “Money is always eager and ready to work for anyone who is ready to employ it.” ― Idowu Koyenikan
163. “The secret to investing is to figure out the value of something – and then pay a lot less.” – Joel Greenblatt
164. “We don’t have an analytical advantage, we just look in the right place.” – Seth Klarman
165. “Men, it has been well said, think in herds. It will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.” – Charles Mackay
166. “It’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you’re wrong.” – George Soros
167. “No Price is too low for a bear or too high for a bull.” — Anonymous
168. “Investment is an asset or item that is purchased with the hope that it will generate income or appreciate in the future.” Anonymous
169. “Behind every stock is a company. Find out what it’s doing.” — Peter Lynch
170. “Wise spending is part of wise investing. And it’s never too late to start.” –Rhonda Katz
171. “It amazes me how people are often more willing to act based on little or no data than to use data that is a challenge to assemble.” ― Robert Shiller
172. “A bull market is like sex. It feels best just before it ends.” — Barton Biggs
173. “The investor’s chief problem — even his worst enemy — is likely to be himself.” — Benjamin Graham
174. “No profession requires more hard work, intelligence, patience, and mental discipline than successful speculation.” – Robert Rhea
175. “Money is like a sixth sense – and you can’t make use of the other five without it.” – William Somerset Maugham
176. “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it. He who doesn’t, pays it.” — Albert Einstein
177. “Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good results” — Warren Buffett
178. “The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.” – Warren Buffett
179. “Thousands of experts study overbought indicators, head-and-shoulder patterns, put-call ratios, the Fed’s policy on money supply…and they can’t predict markets with any useful consistency, any more than the gizzard squeezers could tell the Roman emperors when the Huns would attack.” – Peter Lynch
180. “Investing puts money to work. The only reason to save money is to invest it.” – Grant Cardone
181. “You cannot save time for your future use however you can invest time for your future.” – John F. Heerdink, Jr. 
182. “Know what you own, and know why you own it.” – Peter Lynch
183. “Liquidity is only there when you don’t need it.” -Old Proverb
184. “If you want to be a millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline.” – Richard Branson
185. “Fear incites human action far more urgently than does the impressive weight of historical evidence.” – Jeremy Siegel
186. “In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.” – Robert Arnott
187. “Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up.” – Charlie Munger
188. “The entrance strategy is actually more important than the exit strategy.” – Edward Lampert
189. “The rivers don’t drink their own water; Trees don’t eat their own fruits. The sun does not shine for itself, And flowers do not spread their fragrance For themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature” – Pope Francis
190. “It is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something different from the majority.” – John Templeton
191. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin.
192. “I believe the returns on investment in the poor are just as exciting as successes achieved in the business arena, and they are even more meaningful!” -Bill Gates
193. “Every portfolio benefits from bonds; they provide a cushion when the stock market hits a rough patch. But avoiding stocks completely could mean your investment won’t grow any faster than the rate of inflation.” – Suze Orman
194. “The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility, and flow of risk capital… the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in obtaining capital, and thereby the strength and potential for growth in the economy.” – John F. Kennedy
195. “If all the economists were laid end to end, they’d never reach a conclusion. -George Bernard Shaw
196. “There are old traders and there are bold traders, but there are very few old, bold traders.”-Ed Seykota
197. “Let this scenario play out on its own, in its own fashion. As you watch it unfold, you will soon be grateful that you choose the peaceful path. Remember — those who live by the sword, die by the sword.”
198. “As long as you enjoy investing, you’ll be willing to do the homework and stay in the game.” -Jim Cramer
199. “I rarely think the market is right. I believe non-dividend stocks aren’t much more than baseball cards. They are worth what you can convince someone to pay for it.” -Mark Cuban
200. “Michael Marcus taught me one other thing that is absolutely critical: You have to be willing to make mistakes regularly; there is nothing wrong with it. Michael taught me about making your best judgment, being wrong, making your next best judgment, being wrong, making your third best judgment, and then doubling your money.” -Bruce Kovner
201. “The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.” -Jawaharlal Nehru
202. “The only true test of whether a stock is “cheap” or “high” is not its current price in relation to some former price, no matter how accustomed we may have become to that former price, but whether the company’s fundamentals are significantly more or less favorable than the current financial-community appraisal of that stock.” -Philip Fisher
203. “I learned to avoid trying to catch up or double up to recoup losses. I also learned that a certain amount of loss will affect your judgment, so you have to put some time between that loss and the next trade.” -Richard Dennis
204. “The four most dangerous words in investing are: ‘this time it’s different.” -Sir John Templeton
205. “Money doesn’t make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.” -Arnold Schwarzenegger