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Sell a stock only when you have found a new stock that is a 50% better bargain than the one that you hold.

John Templeton

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John Templeton
Age: 95 †
Born: 1912
Born: November 29
Died: 2008
Died: July 8
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John Marks Templeton
Sir John Marks Templeton
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