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Earnings can change dramatically. Usually assets change slowly.

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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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Ben was a great believer in buying a diversified group of securities, so that he limited his risk.
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I helped Ben with the third edition of Security Analysis, published in 1951.
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I agree with Warren to keep it simple and not use higher mathematics in your analysis.
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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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You have to invest the way that's comfortable for you.
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When I buy a stock, I have kind of an idea where I want to sell it.
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