Investing Quotes by Walter Schloss

You have to have patience in this field.

— Walter Schloss

Try to buy assets at a discount than to buy earnings.

— Walter Schloss

If the market were way over priced, I wouldn't own any stocks.

— Walter Schloss

Fear and greed tend to affect one's judgement.

— Walter Schloss

I helped Ben with the third edition of Security Analysis, published in 1951.

— Walter Schloss

If there are not too many value stocks that I can find, the market isn't all that cheap.

— Walter Schloss

Graham liked the idea of protection on the downside.

— Walter Schloss

We may buy a little bit of a stock, to get our feet wet and get a feeling for it.

— Walter Schloss

Each year we buy stocks and they go up, we sell them and then we try to buy something cheaper.

— Walter Schloss

When you buy a depressed company it's not going to go up right after you buy it, believe me.

— Walter Schloss

Earnings can change dramatically. Usually assets change slowly.

— Walter Schloss

Look for companies that do not have a lot of debt.

— Walter Schloss

Ben's emphasis was on protecting his expectation of profit with minimum risk.

— Walter Schloss

Buy stocks where the outlook is not good.

— Walter Schloss

A lot of companies have lots of assets tied up in plant and equipment. Well, is it old plant, or is it…

— Walter Schloss

Fear and greed are probably the worst emotions to have in connection with the purchase and sale of stocks.

— Walter Schloss

My first job at Graham-Newman was to prepare the annual report for that 10th year.

— Walter Schloss

Be aware of the level of the stock market. Are yields low and PE ratios high?

— Walter Schloss

This is a business. Like any other business.

— Walter Schloss

I have been around a long time and Wall Street has changed a lot.

— Walter Schloss

Try to establish the value of a company.

— Walter Schloss

Warren is a very good judge of people and he's a very good judge of businesses.

— Walter Schloss

I find it helpful to buy near the low of the last few years.

— Walter Schloss

Most look at earnings and earnings potential, well I can't get into that game.

— Walter Schloss

Try to look for weaknesses in your thinking.

— Walter Schloss