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I found that it was much better to look at the figures rather than people.

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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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Ben was a very simple straightforward man with a brilliant quick mind.
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Have patience. Stocks don't go up immediately.
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Be aware of the level of the stock market. Are yields low and PE ratios high?
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Try to buy assets at a discount than to buy earnings.
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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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Ben was a great believer in buying a diversified group of securities, so that he limited his risk.
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Remember that a share of stock represents a part of a business and is not just a piece of paper.
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I liked the results of the profits in the markets.
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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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Most look at earnings and earnings potential, well I can't get into that game.
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Price is the most important factor to use in relation to value.
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Try to look for weaknesses in your thinking.
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I'm not very good on timing. In fact, I've stayed away from it.
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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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Fear and greed are probably the worst emotions to have in connection with the purchase and sale of stocks.
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I was in Graham's office the day he bought GEICO. Warren owns one-third of the stock today.
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You know, people tend to like to buy companies that are doing well.
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We like to buy stocks which we feel are undervalued and then we have to have the guts to buy more when they go down.
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When you buy a depressed company it's not going to go up right after you buy it, believe me.
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