Wall Street's most famous investment maxim may belong to a different banking dynasty entirely
The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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Attributed, widely cited as a market philosophy
This quote is commonly attributed to J.P. Morgan but no contemporary source confirms he said it. The sentiment is more commonly and reliably traced to Baron Rothschild (Nathan Mayer Rothschild) during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Most reliably attributed to Baron Nathan Mayer Rothschild during the Napoleonic Wars era (early 19th century).
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