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Book values have some good and some bad features.

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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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We get a feeling, if we can, about what we think the company is worth.
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I liked the results of the profits in the markets.
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I like the idea of company-paid dividends.
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You know, people tend to like to buy companies that are doing well.
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You never really know a stock until you own it.
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Try not to let your emotions affect your judgement.
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Don't sell on bad news.
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Some kinds of stocks are easier to analyse than others.
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This is a business. Like any other business.
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Be careful of leverage. It can go against you.
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Have patience. Stocks don't go up immediately.
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We do not spend a great deal of time talking to management.
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Ben's emphasis was on protecting his expectation of profit with minimum risk.
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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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Try to buy assets at a discount than to buy earnings.
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