Walter Schloss Quotes
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Try to look for weaknesses in your thinking.
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If the market is so cheap, you want to get something with a little more zip in it, or potential.
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When I buy a stock, I have kind of an idea where I want to sell it.
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We do not spend a great deal of time talking to management.
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Don't be afraid to be a loner but be sure that you are correct in your judgement.
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Don't be in too much of a hurry to sell.
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I don't have a ticker-tape machine in my office.
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Be sure that debt does not exceed 100% of the equity.
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Warren is a very good judge of people and he's a very good judge of businesses.
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Try to buy assets at a discount than to buy earnings.
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We may buy a little bit of a stock, to get our feet wet and get a feeling for it.
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If you are honest, hardworking, reasonably intelligent and have good common sense, you can do well in the investment field as long as you are not too greedy and don't get too emotional when things go against you.
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This is a business. Like any other business.
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Try not to let your emotions affect your judgement.
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One of the tricks of this business is, keep your losses down.
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Have the courage of your convictions once you have made a decision.
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Look for companies that do not have a lot of debt.
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Devise a simple strategy so you can sleep at night.
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A lot of companies have lots of assets tied up in plant and equipment. Well, is it old plant, or is it new plant?
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Have a philosophy of investment and try to follow it.
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One has to know more about a company if one buys earnings.
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We basically followed the idea of buying comapnies selling below working-capital - at two thirds of working-capital.
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Ben was a very simple straightforward man with a brilliant quick mind.
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Ben was a great believer in buying a diversified group of securities, so that he limited his risk.
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Buy stocks where the outlook is not good.
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Before selling, try to re-evaluate the company again and see where the stock sells in realtion to its book value.
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Most look at earnings and earnings potential, well I can't get into that game.
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We get a feeling, if we can, about what we think the company is worth.
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If the market were way over priced, I wouldn't own any stocks.
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Some kinds of stocks are easier to analyse than others.
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