Avoid second-quality issues in making up a portfolio unless they are demonstrable bargains.
BENJAMIN GRAHAMThe existence of such a war chest might go far to strengthen our prestige and frighten off any would be assailant.
More Benjamin Graham Quotes
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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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I am more and more impressed with the possibilities of history’s repeating itself on many different counts. You don’t get very far in Wall Street with the simple, convenient conclusion that a given level of prices is not too high.
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The essence of investment management is the management of risks, not the management of returns.
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There is no reason to feel any shame in hiring someone to pick stocks or mutual funds for you. But there’s one responsibility that you must never delegate. You, and no one but you, must investigate whether an adviser is trustworthy and charges reasonable fees.
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The value of the security analyst to the investor depends largely on the investor’s own attitude. If the investor asks the analyst the right questions, he is likely to get the right or at least valuable answers.
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Though business conditions may change, corporations and securities may change, and financial institutions and regulations may change, human nature remains the same.
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THERE is widespread agreement among economists that abuse of credit constitutes one of the chief unwholesome elements in business booms and is mainly responsible for the ensuing crash and depression.
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To have a true investment, there must be a true margin of safety. And a true margin of safety is one that can be demonstrated by figures, by persuasive reasoning, and by reference to a body of actual experience.
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Most businesses change in character and quality over the years, sometimes for the better, perhaps more often for the worse. The investor need not watch his companies’ performance like a hawk; but he should give it a good, hard look from time to time.
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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 world has not learned the technique of balanced expansion without the resultant commercial and financial congestion.
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The investor should be aware that even though safety of its principal and interest may be unquestioned, a long term bond could vary widely in market price in response to changes in interest rates.
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The sillier the market’s behavior, the greater the opportunity for the business like investor.
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You must never delude yourself into thinking that you’re investing when you’re speculating.
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Confusing speculation with investment is always a mistake.
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