Walter Schloss

Enjoy your work and have ethical standards.

— Walter Schloss

This is a business. Like any other business.

— Walter Schloss

Try to establish the value of a company.

— Walter Schloss

I like the idea of company-paid dividends.

— Walter Schloss

Look at companies selling at new lows.

— Walter Schloss

Yes, Warren has done very well.

— Walter Schloss

Don't sell on bad news.

— Walter Schloss

Our average holding period is four years.

— Walter Schloss

Have a philosophy of investment and try to follow it.

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss

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

— 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

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

— Walter Schloss

You never really know a stock until you own it.

— Walter Schloss

One has to know more about a company if one buys earnings.

— Walter Schloss

If the market is so cheap, you want to get something with a little more zip in it, or potential.

— Walter Schloss

Ben was a great believer in buying a diversified group of securities, so that he limited his risk.

— 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

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

— Walter Schloss

Timidity prompted by past failures causes investors to miss the most important bull markets.

— Walter Schloss

When it comes to investing, my suggestion is to first understand your strengths and weaknesses, and then devise a simple strategy so…

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss

If you are honest, hardworking, reasonably intelligent and have good common sense, you can do well in the investment field as long…

— Walter Schloss

Buy stocks where the outlook is not good.

— Walter Schloss

Try to look for weaknesses in your thinking.

— 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

If the stock goes down we want to buy more.

— Walter Schloss

I tried to follow Ben Graham's ideas.

— Walter Schloss

You have to have patience in this field.

— Walter Schloss

Be sure that debt does not exceed 100% of the equity.

— Walter Schloss

I'm not very good on timing. In fact, I've stayed away from it.

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss

I agree with Warren to keep it simple and not use higher mathematics in your analysis.

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss

All the publicity about value investing - it's become a very popular thing.

— Walter Schloss

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

— Walter Schloss