Business Quote by Benjamin Graham

Observation over many years has taught us that the chief losses to investors come from the purchase of low-quality securities at times of good…

— Benjamin Graham

The majority of unskilled investors stubbornly hold onto their losses when the losses are small and reasonable. They could get out cheaply, but being…

— William O'Neil

To a large extent, equity investors put their hard-earned capital into the hands of management and count on it being employed skilfully and honestly.…

— Whitney Tilson

So smile when you read a headline that says "Investors lose as market falls." Edit it in your mind to "Disinvestors lose as market…

— Warren Buffett

It is the duty of the long-term investor to endure great losses with equanimity.

— John Maynard Keynes

While no one wishes to incur losses, you couldn't prove it from an examination of the behavior of most investors and speculators. The speculative…

— Seth Klarman

“They ignored Graham’s warning that “the really dreadful losses” always occur after “the buyer forgot to ask ‘How much?’” Most painfully of all, by…

— Benjamin Graham

Outperforming the majority of investors requires doing what they are not doing. Buying when others have despaired, and selling when they are full of…

— John Templeton

A price decline is of no real importance to the bona fide investor unless it is either very substantial say, more than a third…

— Benjamin Graham

“Exits are the least understood part of investing—as often by the investors themselves as by the entrepreneurs. This book is about the large number…

— Basil Peters

“Fearful investors sell their stocks the moment prices drop while confident ones see those drops as opportunities to own better businesses at cheaper rates.”

— Olawale Daniel

Never invest in a company without understanding its finances. The biggest losses in stocks come from companies with poor balance sheets.

— Peter Lynch