Values Quotes by Walter Schloss

Try to look for weaknesses in your thinking.

— Walter Schloss

Buy stocks where the outlook is not good.

— Walter Schloss

Our average holding period is four years.

— Walter Schloss

Yes, Warren has done very well.

— Walter Schloss

Look at companies selling at new lows.

— Walter Schloss

Don't sell on bad news.

— Walter Schloss

I like the idea of company-paid dividends.

— Walter Schloss

Try to establish the value of a company.

— Walter Schloss

Earnings can change dramatically. Usually assets change slowly.

— Walter Schloss

We do not spend a great deal of time talking to management.

— Walter Schloss

You know, people tend to like to buy companies that are doing well.

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss

You have to have confidence in what you're doing.

— Walter Schloss

You have to invest the way that's comfortable for you.

— Walter Schloss

People don't like to buy things that are going down.

— Walter Schloss

Graham liked the idea of protection on the downside.

— Walter Schloss

I'm a passive investor. There are people who are very aggressive; they try to buy companies.

— Walter Schloss

Make sure you have the courage to stay true to your convictions and not let the market affect your emotions.

— Walter Schloss

We like to buy stocks which we feel are undervalued and then we have to have the guts to buy more when…

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss

Basically, we try to buy value expressed in the differential between its price and what we think its worth.

— Walter Schloss

We basically followed the idea of buying comapnies selling below working-capital - at two thirds of working-capital.

— 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

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

— Walter Schloss

This is a business. Like any other business.

— Walter Schloss

You have to have patience in this field.

— Walter Schloss

If the stock goes down we want to buy more.

— Walter Schloss

Don't be in too much of a hurry to sell.

— Walter Schloss

Don't buy on tips or for a quick move.

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss

Sell is tough. It's the worst, it's the most difficult thing of all.

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss

I was in Graham's office the day he bought GEICO. Warren owns one-third of the stock today.

— Walter Schloss

We don't put the same amount of money in each stock.

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss

Use book value as a starting point to try and establish the value of the enterprise.

— Walter Schloss

Try not to let your emotions affect your judgement.

— Walter Schloss

You have to be a little aware of the emotions of the people who have invested with you.

— Walter Schloss

Don't be afraid to be a loner but be sure that you are correct in your judgement.

— Walter Schloss