there is a tendency in part of Wall Street people to pay excessive attention to the most recent figures and the present financial picture.
BENJAMIN GRAHAMTo establish the right price for a stock, the market must have adequate information, but it by no means follows that is the market has this information it will thereupon establish the right price.
More Benjamin Graham Quotes
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We have not known a single person who has consistently or lastingly make money by thus “following the market”. We do not hesitate to declare this approach is as fallacious as it is popular.
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The distinction between investment and speculation in common stocks has always been a useful one and its disappearance is cause for concern.
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Never buy a stock because it has gone up or sell one because it has gone down.
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Good managements produce a good average market price, and bad managements produce bad market prices.
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To establish the right price for a stock, the market must have adequate information, but it by no means follows that is the market has this information it will thereupon establish the right price.
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Successful investing professionals are disciplined and consistent and they think a great deal about what they do and how they do it.
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Never mingle your speculative and investment operations in the same account nor in any part of your thinking.
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Traditionally the investor has been the man with patience and the courage of his convictions who would buy when the harried or disheartened speculator was selling.
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Whether we like it or not, government intervention in the face of surplus is here to stay.
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Always remember that market quotations are there for convenience, either to be taken advantage of or to be ignored.
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Mr. Market’s job is to provide you with prices; your job is to decide whether it is to your advantage to act on them. You no not have to trade with hime just because he constantly begs you to.
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Most of the time common stocks are subject to irrational and excessive price fluctuations in both directions as the consequence of the ingrained tendency of most people to speculate or gamble… to give way to hope, fear and greed.
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Do not let anyone else run your business
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The best values today are often found in the stocks that were once hot and have since gone cold.
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Have the courage of your knowledge and experience. If you have formed a conclusion from the facts and if you know your judgment is sound, act on it – even though others may hesitate or differ.
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