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Ben was a very simple straightforward man with a brilliant quick mind.

Walter Schloss

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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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Straightforward
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A lot of companies have lots of assets tied up in plant and equipment. Well, is it old plant, or is it new plant?
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I found that it was much better to look at the figures rather than people.
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We do not spend a great deal of time talking to management.
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Graham liked the idea of protection on the downside.
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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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Our average holding period is four years.
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Most look at earnings and earnings potential, well I can't get into that game.
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You know, people tend to like to buy companies that are doing well.
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You have to have confidence in what you're doing.
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We get a feeling, if we can, about what we think the company is worth.
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We don't put the same amount of money in each stock.
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Devise a simple strategy so you can sleep at night.
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Some kinds of stocks are easier to analyse than others.
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Try to establish the value of a company.
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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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Ben was a great believer in buying a diversified group of securities, so that he limited his risk.
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Be careful of leverage. It can go against you.
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I'm not very good on timing. In fact, I've stayed away from it.
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Sell is tough. It's the worst, it's the most difficult thing of all.
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I'm a passive investor. There are people who are very aggressive they try to buy companies.
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