The existence of such a war chest might go far to strengthen our prestige and frighten off any would be assailant.
BENJAMIN GRAHAMBefore you place your financial future in the hands of an adviser, it’s imperative that you find someone who not only makes you comfortable but whose honesty is beyond reproach.
More Benjamin Graham Quotes
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There is something paradoxical in the fact that by establishing an export market we subject our entire domestic production to the vagaries of that market.
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By refusing to pay too much for an investment, you minimize the chances that your wealth will ever disappear or suddenly be destroyed.
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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 mingle your speculative and investment operations in the same account nor in any part of your thinking.
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Obvious prospects for physical growth in a business do not translate into obvious profits for investors.
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In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run it is a weighing machine.
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The true investor… will do better if he forgets about the stock market and pays attention to his dividend returns and to the operation results of his companies.
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Even 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.
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Never buy a stock immediately after a substantial rise or sell one immediately after a substantial drop.
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The memory of the financial community is proverbially and distressingly short.
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The investor who permits himself to be stampeded or unduly worried by unjustified market declines in his holdings is perversely transforming his basic advantage into a basic disadvantage.
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The world has not learned the technique of balanced expansion without the resultant commercial and financial congestion.
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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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An investor calculates what a stock is worth, based on the value of its businesses.
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Nearly everyone interested in common stocks wants to be told by someone else what he thinks the market is going to do. The demand being there, it must be supplied.
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