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Benjamin Graham's Timeless Advice

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/benjamin-grahams-timeless-advice-195157715.html

Benjamin Graham's Timeless Advice

Benjamin Graham had all the traits of a great investor--brains, curiosity and discipline. An immigrant to New York, his family was plunged into poverty when his father died. But Ben was a smart kid. He learned to read six languages in high school and went on to attend Columbia University, where he became a Greek scholar and, on graduation, received offers to teach from three disparate departments: mathematics, philosophy and English. Instead, he chose Wall Street, eventually teaching at Columbia's business school, where Warren Buffett was among his students.

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  • Great advice and more should read and understand.
  • You mean Graham could’ve taught something useful like mathematics, philosophy or English instead of investing? What a waste!
  • Hi Guys,

    I have an even simpler viewpoint. Just “stay the course” by not going to investment websites too often. Collecting data and a diversity of interpretations are useful and necessary, but only up to a point. After that point gathering info does harm. It adds to the complexity of any decision, and makes that decision more challenging. The real challenge is to identify that critical tipping point. Decisions are always difficult.

    See: https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/useful-laws-of-the-land/

    Best Wishes

  • "The Intelligent Investor." Still essential.
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