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.
BENJAMIN GRAHAMAlways remember that market quotations are there for convenience, either to be taken advantage of or to be ignored.
More Benjamin Graham Quotes
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Experience teaches that the time to buy stocks is when their price is unduly depressed by temporary adversity. In other words, they should be bought on a bargain basis or not at all.
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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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The stock market resembles a huge laundry in which institutions take in large blocks of each others washing … without rhyme or reason.
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Avoid second-quality issues in making up a portfolio unless they are demonstrable bargains.
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Obvious prospects for physical growth in a business do not translate into obvious profits for investors.
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To enjoy a reasonable chance for continued better than average results, the investor must follow policies which are (1) inherently sound and promising, and (2) not popular on Wall Street.
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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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Investing is most intelligent when it is most businesslike.
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The ideal form of common stock analysis leads to a valuation of the issue which can be compared with the current price to determine whether or not the security is an attractive purchase.
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The most striking thing about Graham’s discussion of how to allocate your assets between stocks and bonds is that he never mentions the word “age”.
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You must never delude yourself into thinking that you’re investing when you’re speculating.
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An intelligent investor gets satisfaction from the thought that his operations are exactly opposite to those of the crowd.
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Although there are good and bad companies, there is no such thing as a good stock; there are only good stock prices, which come and go.
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The defensive (or passive) investor will place chief emphasis on the avoidance of serious mistakes or losses. His second aim will be freedom from effort, annoyance, and the need for making frequent decisions.
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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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