Concepts Quote by Benjamin Graham

A margin of safety is achieved when securities are purchased at prices sufficiently below underlying value to allow for human error, bad luck, or…

— Seth Klarman

The function of the margin of safety is, in essence, that of rendering unnecessary an accurate estimate of the future.

— Benjamin Graham

“The purpose of diversification is so that when one investment goes down or is not doing well, you are insulated from the result because…

— Chris Lutz

Diversification is a protection against ignorance. It makes very little sense for those who know what they're doing.

— Warren Buffett

To have a true investment, there must be a true margin of safety. And a true margin of safety is one that can be…

— Benjamin Graham

Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing.

— Warren Buffett

I think it is crucial to diversify one's portfolio.

— Soha Ali Khan

“The purpose of diversification is so that when one investment goes down or is not doing well, you are insulated from the result because…

— Chris Lutz

“Diversification is a component and in some cases a very good initiation of value creation.”

— Pearl Zhu

Diversification is a surrogate - and a damn poor surrogate - for knowledge, elements of control, and priceconsciousness.

— Martin J. Whitman

“Graham figured that always using the margin of safety principle when deciding whether to purchase shares of a business from a crazy partner like…

— Joel Greenblatt

“Diversification is everything. You get past “this” by having lots of “that”s.”

— James Altucher