Ultimately, nothing should be more important to investors than the ability to sleep soundly at night. — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
It is important to remember that value investing is not a perfect science. It is an, with an ongoing need for judgment,… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
Avoiding where others go wrong is an important step in achieving investment success. In fact, it almost assures it. — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
Having clients with a long-term orientation is crucial. Nothing else is as important to the success of an investment firm. — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
While knowing how to value businesses is essential for investment success, the first and perhaps most important step in the investment process… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
At Baupost, we constantly ask: 'What should we work on today?' We keep calling and talking. We keep gathering information. You never… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
It's incredibly important to note that when you don't allow failure, you get more failure. — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
Investors should always keep in mind that the most important metric is not the returns achieved but the returns weighed against the… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
Unlike return, however, risk is no more quantifiable at the end of an investment that it was at its beginning. Risk simply cannot be… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
Because investors are not usually penalized for adhering to conventional practices, doing so is the less professionally risky strategy, even though it virtually guarantees… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
There is an old saying, "How did you go bankrupt?" And the answer is, "Gradually, and then suddenly." The impending fiscal crisis in the… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
In a rising market, everyone makes money and a value philosophy is unnecessary. But because there is no certain way to predict what the… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
Ultimately, nothing should be more important to investors than the ability to sleep soundly at night. — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
Warren Buffett once wrote that value investing is like an inoculation--it either takes or it doesn't--and when you explain to somebody what it is… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
It is important to remember that value investing is not a perfect science. It is an, with an ongoing need for judgment, refinement, patience,… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
Value investing is at its core the marriage of a contrarian streak and a calculator. — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
The avoidance of loss is the surest way to ensure a profitable outcome. — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
