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Templeton’s First Significant Investment
John Templeton began his career in investment in the 1930s after returning from his studies at Oxford University. In 1939 he launched his career by investing in stocks that may have seemed doomed to...
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Templeton’s Self-Confidence
In our last post, we shared the story of John Templeton’s first major investment in 1939 where he invested $100 in 104 different U.S. stocks that were trading below $1 per share. In his 1999 interview...
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Templeton on Thrift and Investment Bargains
To become a successful investor, one must have a unique approach to the market. As pointed out in William Green’s 1999 Money article, John Templeton’s approach to his personal finances and investing...
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Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips on the Upside of a Down Market
A few weeks ago, we shared John Templeton’s 1948 letter on the upside of a down market. Given the recent downturn of the stock market, Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips contribute some of their...
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Templeton’s Ability to Stay Calm
John Templeton had an uncanny ability to invest without getting emotional, as William Green’s January 1999 article in Money magazine describes: When the U.S. market crashed in 1987, Templeton loaded up...
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John Templeton’s Signature Strategy: Maximum Pessimism
So far, this summer has proven that the U.S. economy is still extremely vulnerable. Housing sales and prices are still low, unemployment is high, and the stock market is volatile. John Templeton’s...
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Templeton on When to Sell
In our last post, we highlighted John Templeton’s maximum pessimism philosophy as he described it to Forbes magazine in 1995. Much of Templeton’s investing approach has to do with finding bargain...
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Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips on The Principle of Maximum Pessimism,...
In the last few weeks, we have featured interviews with John Templeton discussing the concept of maximum pessimism. Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips discuss the principle of maximum pessimism and...
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Follow Up: Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips Media Appearances
Last week we posted a notice that some of our contributors, Lauren Templeton and Scott Phillips, would be making the media rounds. Not sure I can embed the players in WordPress, so I’ll post links...
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New Video Links for Sir John Templeton on the 1987 Market Crash
In October of 1987, the stock market took a tumble that left investors shell-shocked. In the wake of that meltdown, John Templeton appeared on a panel of experts on the television show Wall Street Week...
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