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Try to look for weaknesses in your thinking.

Walter Schloss

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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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Don't be afraid to be a loner but be sure that you are correct in your judgement.
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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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You know, people tend to like to buy companies that are doing well.
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I like the idea of company-paid dividends.
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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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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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I was in Graham's office the day he bought GEICO. Warren owns one-third of the stock today.
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Ben's emphasis was on protecting his expectation of profit with minimum risk.
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