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Graham liked the idea of protection on the downside.

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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
Investing
Protection
Liked
Values
Idea
Ideas
Downside
Graham

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If there are not too many value stocks that I can find, the market isn't all that cheap.
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Look at companies selling at new lows.
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Fear and greed tend to affect one's judgement.
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All the publicity about value investing - it's become a very popular thing.
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Look for companies that do not have a lot of debt.
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Book values have some good and some bad features.
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I'm not very good on timing. In fact, I've stayed away from it.
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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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When I buy a stock, I have kind of an idea where I want to sell it.
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Have a philosophy of investment and try to follow it.
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Making a decision to sell is the most difficult thing we do.
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Be sure that debt does not exceed 100% of the equity.
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You never get the high and you never get the low.
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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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Have the courage of your convictions once you have made a decision.
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Managements, you know, often think of themselves.
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Earnings can change dramatically. Usually assets change slowly.
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We like to buy stocks which we feel are undervalued and then we have to have the guts to buy more when they go down.
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Devise a simple strategy so you can sleep at night.
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You never really know a stock until you own it.
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