Adequate Quote by Benjamin Graham

“An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative.”

— Benjamin Graham

Making an investment decision is like formulating a scientific hypothesis and submitting it to a practical test.

— George Soros

A good starting point [in the measurement of investment risk] is the preservation and enhancement of your purchasing power in real terms.

— David Dreman

“A strong-minded approach to investment, firmly based on the margin-of-safety principle, can yield handsome rewards. But a decision to try for these emoluments rather…

— Benjamin Graham

Investing is a business where you can look very silly for a long period of time before you are proven right.

— Bill Ackman

There is no question that an important service is provided to investors by investment companies, investment advisors, trust departments, etc. This service revolves around…

— Warren Buffett

“I view investing as a method of purchasing assets to gain profit in the form of reasonably predictable income (dividends, interest, or rentals) and…

— Burton G. Malkiel

Making an investment decision is like formulating a scientific hypothesis and submitting it to a practical test. The main difference is that the hypothesis…

— George Soros

The value of any investment is, and always must be, a function of the price you pay for it.

— Benjamin Graham

The three most important words in investing...Margin of Safety.

— Warren Buffett

The definition of investment is the deferring ofpresent consumption for future consumption. So, you dohave to be willing to defer. And there are a…

— William J. Bernstein

“Investing money is the process of committing resources in a strategic way to accomplish a specific objective.”

— Alan Gotthardt