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Fear and greed tend to affect one's judgement.

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
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All the publicity about value investing - it's become a very popular thing.
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Look at companies selling at new lows.
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My first job at Graham-Newman was to prepare the annual report for that 10th year.
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If the stock goes down we want to buy more.
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Have a philosophy of investment and try to follow it.
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Have patience. Stocks don't go up immediately.
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Yes, Warren has done very well.
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You never get the high and you never get the low.
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By setting up Berkshire Hathaway, Warren has done everything very rationally.
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