On this Teachers Day investors should learn from the great teacher, the market. The important learning from the market is that wealth is created through sound investment in the long run. In the present context of elevated valuations, investors should refrain from aggressive investment in poor quality stocks. The ideal strategy should be to buy high quality stocks on declines and wait patiently. Banking stocks, whose valuations remain depressed due to the credit-deposit mismatch and the consequent concern over profitability, offer good contrarian buying opportunity for long-term investors