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Financial quotes for the week

Published: 27/05/2026

"The share market isn't a casino. It's a wealth creation machine. As long as you can hold on and not panic at the bottom, even the worst timing in history works out just fine over the long term."

Andrew Mitchell, founder of Ophir Asset Management.

"Volatile quarters have a way of clarifying what matters. The companies that hold up, and even thrive, in environments like the one we are navigating now are typically the ones that have been quietly building better businesses for years."

Alice Popescu, portfolio manager at Altrinsic.

“I’ve never bought a quality share in my life, and I never will. I’m buying things that are priced for disaster, but where I think there’s not going to be a disaster."

John Biccard, portfolio manager at Ninety One.

"Although over the short term, Mr. Market may set stock prices based on emotion, over the long term, it is the value of the company that becomes most important to Mr. Market."

Joel Greenblatt, financial author and co-CIO at Gotham Asset Management.
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