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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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One of the tricks of this business is, keep your losses down.
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You have to invest the way that's comfortable for you.
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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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Try to look for weaknesses in your thinking.
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Some kinds of stocks are easier to analyse than others.
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I agree with Warren to keep it simple and not use higher mathematics in your analysis.
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Before selling, try to re-evaluate the company again and see where the stock sells in realtion to its book value.
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Don't buy on tips or for a quick move.
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Be careful of leverage. It can go against you.
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You have to have confidence in what you're doing.
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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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