The purpose of this book is to supply, in the form suitable for laymen, guidance in the adoption and execution of an investment policy.
BENJAMIN GRAHAMEven the most conservative must realize that the recent transformation of surplus from an individual to a national disaster implies a scathing indictment of our capitalist system as it has now developed.
More Benjamin Graham Quotes
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There is a close logical connection between the concept of a safety margin and the principle of diversification.
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It’s nonsensical to derive a price/earnings ratio by dividing the known current price by unknown future earnings.
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Real investment risk is measured not by the percent that a stock may decline in price in relation to the general market in a given period, but by the danger of a loss of quality and earnings power through economic changes or deterioration in management.
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The intelligent investor should recognize that market panics can create great prices for good companies and good prices for great companies.
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I am no longer an advocate of elaborate techniques of security analysis in order to find superior value opportunities.
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If fees consume more than 1% of your assets annually, you should probably shop for another adviser.
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Investing isn’t about beating others at their game. It’s about controlling yourself at your own game.
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The investor’s chief problem – and even his worst enemy – is likely to be himself.
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Price fluctuations have only one significant meaning for the true investor. They provide him with an opportunity to buy wisely when prices fall sharply and to sell wisely when they advance a great deal.
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The utility, or intrinsic value of gold as a commodity is now considerably less than in the past; its monetary status has become extraordinarily ambiguous; and its future is highly uncertain.
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If General Motors is worth $60 a share to an investor it must be because the full common-stock ownership of this gigantic enterprise as a whole is worth 43 million (shares) times $60, or no less than $2,600 million.
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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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Obvious prospects for physical growth in a business do not translate into obvious profits for investors.
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Stocks can be dynamite.
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Speculative stock movements are carried too far in both directions, frequently in the general market and at all times in at least some of the individual issues.
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