Warren Buffett once said:
“If you were given a punch card with only 20 holes for your entire investing life, each investment decision would use up one hole.” You’d probably think a lot harder before punching, right?
That’s the essence of long-term investing — being selective, patient, and focused on what you truly understand.
Most people chase the next hot stock. Buffett doesn’t. He simply buys great businesses — and holds them long enough to let compounding do the work.
How about you? Do you believe in long-term investing?
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Comment below and tell us:
Do you believe in long-term investing?
How many “punches” have you already used — and which stocks would you hold for years, no matter what happens? why?
📅 Event Duration
Nov 14 – Nov 21
Comments
I punched $DBS(D05.SI)$ not because it was trendy but because it ticks all the core fundamentals that I hold dear.
I saw DBS as a fortress bank, a dividend machine and a symbol of Singapore's resilience . I held through the cycles ,through the temptation to trade and today I am up 132 %.
Long term investing is an emotional discipline . It is watching my portfolio growing through the magic of compounding.
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If I had only 20 punches, I think I’ve used a handful so far on businesses I genuinely understand and believe in. Companies like Tesla and Palantir are part of that list — not because they’re “hot,” but because I see long-term potential in their technology, execution, and the markets they’re shaping. I’d hold them through volatility as long as their fundamentals and long-range trajectory stay intact.
To me, long-term investing is about patience, conviction, and letting compounding do the heavy lifting. I’d rather own a few great companies for many years than constantly jump in and out of trades. Fewer punches — stronger conviction.
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Reinvesting earnings to generate their own returns & exponential growth is a plus too. Going long term actually reduces the stress of investing - the amount of pressure investment decisions can give is incredible and if we can reduce it, is all the better: no wonder the "dead men's portfolio" tale is quite popular.
I seriously believe in this approach though I am able to stick to such counters with only about 50% of portfolio: 3 Singapore banks, SingTel.