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I'm not very good on timing. In fact, I've stayed away from it.

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Walter Schloss
Age: 95 †
Born: 1916
Born: August 28
Died: 2012
Died: February 19
Businessperson
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New York City
New York
Walter Jerome Schloss
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Look for companies that do not have a lot of debt.
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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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Enjoy your work and have ethical standards.
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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 buy assets at a discount than to buy earnings.
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Don't sell on bad news.
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Fear and greed tend to affect one's judgement.
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I tried to follow Ben Graham's ideas.
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My first job at Graham-Newman was to prepare the annual report for that 10th year.
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Graham liked the idea of protection on the downside.
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This is a business. Like any other business.
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Basically, we try to buy value expressed in the differential between its price and what we think its worth.
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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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Managements, you know, often think of themselves.
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Making a decision to sell is the most difficult thing we do.
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Try to establish the value of a company.
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Our average holding period is four years.
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You have to have patience in this field.
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Price is the most important factor to use in relation to value.
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