Most investors' biggest mistake is not being in the market long enough. Time in the market beats timing the market — every time.
Patience is not just a virtue in Islam. It is the single most important business strategy there is.
The best businesses are the ones you can hold forever. The question is whether they let you.
If you own shares in a great company, don't be in a hurry to sell them. Good companies are hard to find.
In the long run, the investor is far better served by the compounding of low-cost returns than by chasing high returns with high costs.
The stock market is not a casino, but if you move in and out of stocks every time they move a point or two, the market will be a casino.
China's urbanization is not finished. The cities will keep growing. The question is whether you are building for the people who will be there in twenty years.
The most important quality in property investment is patience. Markets go up and down. Those who sell in panic always regret it.
I never sold a good piece of land at the wrong time. The biggest mistakes in this business come from selling too early.
The fundamentals of Hong Kong real estate have not changed in 50 years. Location, quality, and patience remain the three keys to building lasting value.
Our strategy has always been to own world-class assets and manage them for the long term. We are not traders. We are stewards.
We take a 20-year view on every asset we acquire. Short-term volatility is noise. What matters is whether the business will still be generating superior returns two decades from now.
Real estate is about patience. The land you buy today will give returns your grandchildren will thank you for.
The best companies are run for the long term. Not for the quarter, not for the year, but for generations.
Exor is not a fund. We are a family. We are not trying to maximise the IRR. We are trying to build something that lasts beyond us.
Dallas has been very good to me, and I believe the best days for this city are still ahead. The fundamentals are there — business-friendly, growing, and undervalued compared to what it deserves.
Share prices go up because the sector grows. So if I think this sector is going to be good in the next 10 years, then I will just invest in it.
The minimum length of my investments are five to six years, if not 10 to 12 years.
When you find a founder worth believing in, the smartest thing you can do is hold on and stay out of the way.
Patience is not a nice-to-have in venture. It is the entire job.