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Investing lessons from Benjamin Graham

Chris · November 1, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Benjamin Grossbaum entered this life in 1894 as a Briton; Benjamin Graham left it in 1977 as an American. He inherited Judaism but chose Stoicism. In his autobiography (Benjamin Graham: The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street, McGraw-Hill, 1996), he recalled that he “embraced … [Read more...] about Investing lessons from Benjamin Graham

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Successful investors are stoics – Part 1

Chris · October 23, 2020 · Leave a Comment

What mindset underlies successful investment? How does an investor worthy of the name cope emotionally with sudden and sharp falls, as well as extended contractions, of individual stocks’ prices and market indexes’ levels? How does she prevent bull markets from inflating her ego … [Read more...] about Successful investors are stoics – Part 1

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Two key amendments to Shane Oliver’s “9 keys to successful investing”

Chris · October 18, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Shane Oliver’s recent article (9 keys to successful investing - and why they are more important than ever amid COVID, 15 October) summarises “nine key things for investors to bear in mind in order to be successful.” It contains plenty of common sense (which isn’t very common … [Read more...] about Two key amendments to Shane Oliver’s “9 keys to successful investing”

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The pioneering investor you’ve never heard of

Chris · October 13, 2020 · 2 Comments

Henrietta Howland (“Hetty”) Green (1834-1916) exemplifies the practice of investment that Benjamin Graham pioneered in the 1930s, Warren Buffett has advocated since the 1950s and Leithner & Company has practised since 1999. She bought quality assets that others shunned – … [Read more...] about The pioneering investor you’ve never heard of

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Why we need a “good” depression

Chris · October 1, 2020 · 2 Comments

Have you ever heard of the Depression of 1920-1921? In the U.S., where historical data are extensive, reliable and widely available, it was painfully sharp but mercifully short. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, that country’s unofficial arbiter of the … [Read more...] about Why we need a “good” depression

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