Investors must remember that their first job is to preserve their capital. After they've dealt with that, they can approach the second job, seeking a return on that capital. — Irving Kahn Copy Share Image
The Depression taught me what frugality means and the importance of not losing money. — Irving Kahn Copy Share
This may surprise you, but there were a large number of valuable buys during the Depression. — Irving Kahn Copy Share
Investors must remember that their first job is to preserve their capital. After they've dealt with that, they can approach the second job, seeking… — Irving Kahn Copy Share
Real investors should never feel bearish because the time to buy value is when markets go down! — Irving Kahn Copy Share
Don't depend on recent or current figures to forecast future prices; remember that many others knew them before you did — Irving Kahn Copy Share
You must have the discipline and temperament to resist your impulses. Human beings have precisely the wrong instincts when it comes to the markets.… — Irving Kahn Copy Share
Investors have no reason to feel bearish. True value investors are glad the markets are down. — Irving Kahn Copy Share
I stopped wasting time on what [other] people claimed a stock was worth and started looking at the numbers. — Irving Kahn Copy Share
I’m at the stage in life where I get a lot of pleasure out of finding a cheap stock, — Irving Kahn Copy Share
