Is $220,000,000 a lot? Yes, it is. I would answer rapidly and with certainty that $220,000,000 is a lot of money.

A dying man came to a doctor and asked the doctor if he could perform surgery on him. The doctor said he would but then went on to tell the man that there was a very high chance that the man would not live through the operation.

What’s in your portfolio? Do you have real assets or are they artificial assets?

Have you ever thought about abandoning your stocks? Or you have been challenged by owning stocks? The truth is that you will be tested by stocks, and at times you will feel that they have permanently lost their value. You will feel that they are worthless and have let you down. You might ask yourself: “Why am I holding these things? They’re not doing anything for me.” But despite it all, you have to hold onto stocks and never give up on them.

If I told you to walk in a straight line, could you do it? I hope you could. Now, what if I blindfolded you and then told you to walk in a straight line, could you do that? You might say yes like most people would, but it is not that simple.