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Benjamin Graham - Buffett's mentorThe source of Buffett's successWarren Buffett has attributed much of his success to the investment philosophy of the legendary Wall St analysist Benjamin Graham. In an introduction to Graham’s continuing best-seller, The Intelligent Investor, Buffett says that Graham, more than anyone except Warren’s father, influenced his life. "It is difficult to think of possible candidates for even the runner up position in the field of security analysis." Benjamin Graham Resources at Warren Buffett Secrets:Biography of Benjamin Graham Mini-biography of GrahamBenjamin Graham was a conservative in his financial teachings and introduced the concept of looking at share investment as buying a share in a business, rather than as a stand-alone investment. Graham also devised Mr Market, the concept of the stock market as a schizophrenic entity equally willing to sell you a commodity or buy one from you. Read our full biography of Graham The lessons of Benjamin GrahamAccording to Warren Buffett, the two essential things that you can learn from Graham's outlook are: Ignoring market fluctuations in investment analysis (Mr Market) Investing with a margin of safety Graham’s investment tenets have been both followed and modified, not only by Buffett, but other legendary and successful investors like Walter Schloss of WJS Partners, Tom Knapp and Ed Anderson of Tweedy Browne Partners and Bill Ruane’s Sequoia Fund. External resourcesMore on Benjamin Graham (PDF File) Warren Schloss ResourcesSchloss Archives at Columbia Business School Tweedy Browne ResourcesSequoia Fund
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