Quotes by John Carey

“If you are unhealthily addicted to reading about murder trials, this book may cure you.”

“A blank helpless sort of face, rather like a rose just before you drench it with D.D.T.”

“That was a time when they werent really sure if things were going to come together, ... And they sure did!”

“You dont always have to be buying something new,”

“I never hoped that the market will go down. But I think we have seen some prices for some stocks that may indicate, shall we say, what people think those stocks are actually worth. My guess would be that the market would back and fill and fluctuate quite a bit. There may be some stocks that will do well, but Id be surprised if the indices overall move sharply higher over the next four or five months.”

“I think the focus will shift toward corporate profits. Whether they (the Fed) raise rates a quarter point or not, I think its not going to be the main focus of investors attention. People are going to be watching the earnings pretty closely .”

“Earnings arent very interesting right now and probably wont be for the next couple of quarters.”

“We have to get these interest rate increases behind us and the Fed did hold off this last time, but I think theres still a possibility of another rate increase later in the year. And thats weighing on investors minds. Earnings have slowed down a little bit. The interest rate increases to date have had an effect and were seeing some earnings disappointments at some companies and that has investors concerned. But on the other hand, we have the mergers and acquisitions that tend to buoy up the prices in whatever sectors affected from one day to the next and that will keep investors interested in stocks certainly,”

“I would focus on very high-quality companies in this environment. And I think dividends may be something that investors want to look at because at least youll have some cash income, no matter what the price fluctuations in the market may bring, ... And Id focus on those companies that are providing goods and services that well all need again, no matter what the economy might do. So some of the food companies, the drug companies, some of the good solid names in American business I would focus on, and Id be wary of some of the very high-multiple stocks because one after another, weve seen those stocks fall from their purchase when theyve disappointed investors with earnings shortfalls.”

“There is still some overvaluation in the tech sector,”

The greatest hindrance to growth in faith is comfortable living.

One of history’s most useful tasks is to bring home to us how keenly, honestly and painfully, past generations pursued aims that now seem to us wrong or disgraceful.