Warren Buffet’s 10 Rules

股神巴菲特十大致富秘籍

Today I had lunch at Jimmy John’s and noticed a sign on the wall that showed Warren Buffet’s list of 10 Rules. I was so moved by it that I had to change tables in the middle of my sandwich just to get a closer look. Is it any wonder that he is one of the richest men in the world?

今天我在吉姆約翰餐廳吃中飯,注意到墻上寫的“股神巴菲特十大致富秘籍”。我真是被那些規(guī)則觸動了,三明治吃到一半,我特意換了桌子離它近點(diǎn)兒好看清楚。(了解之后)我想不會有人質(zhì)疑為什么他會是全世界最富有的人。

1. Reinvest your profits. “Even a small sum can turn into great wealth,” Schroeder writes, if you’re disciplined to not touch your profits. Let the power of compound interest work for you.

1. 把你現(xiàn)有的財富做再投資。就像史諾德寫到過的那樣:“再小的資金也能變成大財富”——只要你管好自己不亂花賺來的錢。要讓復(fù)利(compound interest)幫你賺錢。

滬江小編注:什么是復(fù)利?

指利息計算的基礎(chǔ)是本金加先前累積的利息,與單利相對,后者指利息只以初始本金為計算基礎(chǔ)。“按年復(fù)利”(compounding annually)是指當(dāng)年利息只在一年結(jié)束時一次性納入下一年的計息基礎(chǔ)。例如,如果存入100英鎊,年利率為10%,那幺一年后可獲得110英鎊。如果按單利方式計算,兩年后可獲得120英鎊,三年后則是130英鎊,而復(fù)利計算則將上年的利息亦納入計息基礎(chǔ),即兩年后可得121英鎊,三年后則是 133.10英鎊。相對于單利方式,三年后額外的3.10英鎊利息即是復(fù)利作用的結(jié)果。

2. Be willing to be different. Don’t follow the herd. Do what is best for you and your situation.

2. 要愿意與眾不同,把自己區(qū)別于蕓蕓眾生。做對自己和自己的處境有利的事兒。

3. Never suck your thumb. Ah, how I could learn from this one. Buffett makes decisions quickly based on the available information. I tend to sit and stew about things. Acting decisively can give you an advantage and prevent procrastination.

3. 永遠(yuǎn)都別吮手指。額……這個該如何理解呢?巴菲特會根據(jù)已有的信息很快做出決定。我則傾向于坐下來、好好把事情理清楚。果斷地做決定能夠給你優(yōu)勢位置、并避免耽擱事情。

4. Spell out the deal before you start. I stress this all the time: Don’t sign a contract unless you’ve read it (especially not a mortgage). Read the fine print. Understand what you’re getting yourself into.

4. 在做交易以前一定要搞明白了。我成天為這事兒煩呢:在簽合同以前一定要好好讀清楚(特別當(dāng)合同不是分期付款時)。條款一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)讀清楚,要知道自己正要做什么。

5. Watch small expenses. While it’s true that the big things matter, the little things do too. Frugality is an important part of personal finance. But this principle also applies when investing, which is one reason I’m a fan of low-cost index funds.

5. 小開銷也要謹(jǐn)慎。大事兒要緊這沒錯,但小事兒同樣也是的。節(jié)儉對個人理財來說是重要的一環(huán)。這個原則對于投資同樣適用,這也是為什么我喜歡低成本指數(shù)基金的原因。

滬江小編注:什么是指數(shù)基金(Index fund)?

指數(shù)基金是消極管理投資基金的主要形式,有時候被用來指代所有的消極管理投資基金。從廣義上講,ETF(交易所交易基金)也屬于指數(shù)基金。

指數(shù)基金的投資理念是在證券市場上選定一部分符合條件的證券,這些證券可以通過客觀標(biāo)準(zhǔn)(如總資本,總股本,成交量,主營業(yè)務(wù))選定,也可以通過主觀標(biāo)準(zhǔn)(如成長性,被市場低估的程度)選定;被選定的證券共同構(gòu)成一個指數(shù),每一個證券都擁有一個確定的權(quán)重(即該證券在整個投資組合中所佔(zhàn)的比例),指數(shù)基金經(jīng)理按照這個指數(shù)購買證券,建立一個與指數(shù)完全相同或基本相同的投資組合,這樣就創(chuàng)造了一隻指數(shù)基金。

若投資指數(shù)基金做消極投資,主要是挑目標(biāo)指數(shù)有可投資性的和跟蹤誤差小的,不必過分看中一時的收益。