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Ben was really a contrarian but he didn't use those terms because he was really buying value.
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Walter Schloss
Age: 95 †
Born: 1916
Born: August 28
Died: 2012
Died: February 19
Businessperson
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New York City
New York
Walter Jerome Schloss
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Be careful of leverage. It can go against you.
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Look for companies that do not have a lot of debt.
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Use book value as a starting point to try and establish the value of the enterprise.
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We may buy a little bit of a stock, to get our feet wet and get a feeling for it.
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Ben was a very simple straightforward man with a brilliant quick mind.
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We get a feeling, if we can, about what we think the company is worth.
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Don't sell on bad news.
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Try to buy assets at a discount than to buy earnings.
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We basically followed the idea of buying comapnies selling below working-capital - at two thirds of working-capital.
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We don't put the same amount of money in each stock.
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Ben's emphasis was on protecting his expectation of profit with minimum risk.
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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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If the market is so cheap, you want to get something with a little more zip in it, or potential.
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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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If the stock goes down we want to buy more.
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If the market were way over priced, I wouldn't own any stocks.
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Be sure that debt does not exceed 100% of the equity.
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Enjoy your work and have ethical standards.
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Earnings can change dramatically. Usually assets change slowly.
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