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Most investors would be better off in an index fund.

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Peter Lynch
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 19
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If you hope to have more money tomorrow than you have today, you've got to put a chunk of your assets into stocks. Sooner or later, a portfolio of stocks or stock mutual funds will turn out to be a lot more valuable than a portfolio of bonds or CDs or money-market funds.
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The best stock to buy is the one you already own.
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