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I helped Ben with the third edition of Security Analysis, published in 1951.

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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
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Investing
Analysis
Third
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Values
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Basically, we try to buy value expressed in the differential between its price and what we think its worth.
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Buy stocks where the outlook is not good.
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Earnings can change dramatically. Usually assets change slowly.
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You have to have patience in this field.
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Our average holding period is four years.
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Price is the most important factor to use in relation to value.
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When it comes to investing, my suggestion is to first understand your strengths and weaknesses, and then devise a simple strategy so that you can sleep at night!
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Ben was a very simple straightforward man with a brilliant quick mind.
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If the stock goes down we want to buy more.
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Devise a simple strategy so you can sleep at night.
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You never really know a stock until you own it.
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People don't like to buy things that are going down.
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This is a business. Like any other business.
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Making a decision to sell is the most difficult thing we do.
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If there are not too many value stocks that I can find, the market isn't all that cheap.
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I like the idea of company-paid dividends.
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Ben was a great believer in buying a diversified group of securities, so that he limited his risk.
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Yes, Warren has done very well.
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Use book value as a starting point to try and establish the value of the enterprise.
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I agree with Warren to keep it simple and not use higher mathematics in your analysis.
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