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I tried to follow Ben Graham's ideas.

Walter Schloss

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Walter Schloss
Age: 95 †
Born: 1916
Born: August 28
Died: 2012
Died: February 19
Businessperson
Investor
New York City
New York
Walter Jerome Schloss
Investing
Tried
Follow
Values
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Graham

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Enjoy your work and have ethical standards.
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Ben was a very simple straightforward man with a brilliant quick mind.
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We don't put the same amount of money in each stock.
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I found that it was much better to look at the figures rather than people.
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If you are honest, hardworking, reasonably intelligent and have good common sense, you can do well in the investment field as long as you are not too greedy and don't get too emotional when things go against you.
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We get a feeling, if we can, about what we think the company is worth.
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