As usual I was browsing the internet over the weekend looking for good readings and came across this old article about one of the greatest investor - John Templeton. As a value-contrarian investor, he was always on the constant look out for bargains to buy domestically in the US and as well globally in the emerging markets and Asia (which he was the first to invest in during his time). This legendary investor has left behind many of his investing values and philosophy, one of which is the '16 rules for investment success', which you can view from the Franklintempleton website. Let us take a look at these 16 rules from this great man:

1. Invest for maximum total real return
2. Invest - Don't trade or speculate
3. Remain flexible and open-minded about types of investment
4. Buy low
5. When buying stocks, search for bargains among quality stocks
6. Buy value, not market trends ...

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