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Famous Walter Schloss Quotes
“I was in Graham's office the day he bought GEICO. Warren owns one-third of the stock today.”
“One of the tricks of this business is, keep your losses down.”
“I'm not very good on timing. In fact, I've stayed away from it.”
“Stockbrokers aren't too interested in a stock you can sit there for five years with.”
“When I buy a stock, I have kind of an idea where I want to sell it.”
“I'm a passive investor. There are people who are very aggressive; they try to buy companies.”
“Making a decision to sell is the most difficult thing we do.”
“All the publicity about value investing - it's become a very popular thing.”
“We may buy a little bit of a stock, to get our feet wet and get a feeling for it.”
“If the market is so cheap, you want to get something with a little more zip in it, or potential.”
“We get a feeling, if we can, about what we think the company is worth.”
“If there are not too many value stocks that I can find, the market isn't all that cheap.”
“If the market were way over priced, I wouldn't own any stocks.”
“Remember that a share of stock represents a part of a business and is not just a piece of paper.”
“Use book value as a starting point to try and establish the value of the enterprise.”
“Don't be afraid to be a loner but be sure that you are correct in your judgement.”
“Have the courage of your convictions once you have made a decision.”
“Be aware of the level of the stock market. Are yields low and PE ratios high?”
“I find it helpful to buy near the low of the last few years.”
“Timidity prompted by past failures causes investors to miss the most important bull markets.”