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title: "4 Earning Quotes By David Dreman"
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> [History constantly reminds us that in an uncertain world there is no visibility of prospects. Future earnings cannot be predicted with accuracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/history-constantly-reminds-us-that-in-an-uncertain-world-there-is-no/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

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> [One of the big problems with growth investing is that we can't estimate earnings very well. I really want to buy growth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/one-of-the-big-problems-with-growth-investing-is-that-we-can-t/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

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> [We invest in undervalued companies that exhibit strong fundamentals, above-market dividend yields and historic earnings growth, which our analysis indicates will persist.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/we-invest-in-undervalued-companies-that-exhibit-strong-fundamentals/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

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> [I buy stocks when they are battered. I am strict with my discipline. I always buy stocks with low price-earnings ratios, low…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/i-buy-stocks-when-they-are-battered-i-am-strict-with-my-discipline-i/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

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## Other authors on Earning

## More by David Dreman

> [A realistic definition of risk recognizes the potential loss of capital through inflation and taxes, and would include at least the following two factors:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/a-realistic-definition-of-risk-recognizes-the-potential-loss-of/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [Investors repeatedly jump ship on a good strategy just because it hasn't worked so well lately, and, almost invariably, abandon it at precisely the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/investors-repeatedly-jump-ship-on-a-good-strategy-just-because-it/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [History constantly reminds us that in an uncertain world there is no visibility of prospects. Future earnings cannot be predicted with accuracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/history-constantly-reminds-us-that-in-an-uncertain-world-there-is-no/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [Favored stocks underperform the market, while out-of-favor companies outperform the market, but the reappraisal often happens slowly, even glacially.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/favored-stocks-underperform-the-market-while-out-of-favor-companies/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [Bank One has got one of the best credit card divisions, ... The perception of investors is that financial services stocks are affected by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/bank-one-has-got-one-of-the-best-credit-card-divisions-the-perception/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [Analysts have always been overly optimistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/analysts-have-always-been-overly-optimistic/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [Psychology is probably the most important factor in the market - and one that is least understood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/psychology-is-probably-the-most-important-factor-in-the-market-and/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [Experience teaches us that when "everyone" comes to the same conclusion, that conclusion is just about always wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/experience-teaches-us-that-when-everyone-comes-to-the-same-conclusion/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [Nobody beats the market, they say. Except for those of those of us who do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/nobody-beats-the-market-they-say-except-for-those-of-those-of-us-who/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [One of the big problems with growth investing is that we can't estimate earnings very well. I really want to buy growth at value…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/one-of-the-big-problems-with-growth-investing-is-that-we-can-t/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [I paraphrase Lord Rothschild: ‘The time to buy is when there's blood on the streets.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/i-paraphrase-lord-rothschild-the-time-to-buy-is-when-there-s-blood-on/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [“The rational man - like the Loch Ness monster - is sighted often, but photographed rarely.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/the-rational-man-like-the-loch-ness-monster-is-sighted-often-but/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [Patience is a crucial but rare investment commodity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/patience-is-a-crucial-but-rare-investment-commodity/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [We invest in undervalued companies that exhibit strong fundamentals, above-market dividend yields and historic earnings growth, which our analysis indicates will persist. Our strategy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/we-invest-in-undervalued-companies-that-exhibit-strong-fundamentals/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

> [ A good starting point \[in the measurement of investment risk\] is the preservation and enhancement of your purchasing power in real terms. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/a-good-starting-point-in-the-measurement-of-investment-risk-is-the/)

[David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/)

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