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You never really know a stock until you own it.

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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You have to be a little aware of the emotions of the people who have invested with you.
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Try to establish the value of a company.
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I agree with Warren to keep it simple and not use higher mathematics in your analysis.
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I helped Ben with the third edition of Security Analysis, published in 1951.
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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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People don't like to buy things that are going down.
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Try not to let your emotions affect your judgement.
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Ben didn't want to lose money. He had had a rough time during the depression.
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Use book value as a starting point to try and establish the value of the enterprise.
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Enjoy your work and have ethical standards.
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One of the tricks of this business is, keep your losses down.
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We basically followed the idea of buying comapnies selling below working-capital - at two thirds of working-capital.
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Don't sell on bad news.
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Earnings can change dramatically. Usually assets change slowly.
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You never get the high and you never get the low.
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You have to have patience in this field.
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I found that it was much better to look at the figures rather than people.
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We may buy a little bit of a stock, to get our feet wet and get a feeling for it.
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Don't be afraid to be a loner but be sure that you are correct in your judgement.
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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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