The memoirs of fieldmarshal kesselring, 1953, albert. Warren buffett, born on august 30, 1930 in omaha, nebraska, is known as the worlds best investor. Walter schloss, superinvestor praised by warren buffett. Born in august 1916, walter schloss was a legend of wall street and a notable proponent of the benjamin graham school of value investing.
Walter schloss is one of the greatest value investors ever. Books on investing and investment professionals articles from the press and finance journals, and other papers ledgers from the schloss family that provide. Walter scott scott, walter, 17711832 online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article scott, walter, 17711832. Murritt, who, in reply, gave scott a brief and not very accurate history of shelley. Today i received the 1975 annual letter of walter j. Kitchell september 2000 prelude of the almost 40 months i spent in the us army during world war ii, only a bit more than two months was spent in actual combat in the eto. Books are gently used and include top sellers like stories i only tell my friends. Memoirs of a young private a personal history of world war ii written at a ge 76 by raymond e. Value investing can be divided into two separate groups. He was a wellregarded value investor, as well as a notable disciple of the benjamin graham school of investing. Schloss august 28, 1916 february 19, 2012 was an american investor, fund. Walter david knight 19192000 a biographical memoir by erwin l. As some readers have probably noticed, im a big fan of walter schloss, whos one of the greatest investors of all time.
My secret life, by walter, is the memoir of a gentleman describing the authors sexual development and experiences in victorian england. His son, edwin, joined him in managing the partnership in 1973. At 91, the man warren buffett famously dubbed a superinvestor is still picking unloved stocks. An overview of walter schloss and links basehitinvesting walter schloss on ben graham and security analysis pdf csinvesting walter schloss interview with outstanding investor digest pdf. Walter schloss value investing strategy joshua kennon. The walter schloss approach to investing investopedia. The first example is that of walter schloss, who never attended college. In the value investing world, walter schloss is a legend. He took investment courses taught by graham at the new york stock exchange institute. Walter schloss, one of the countrys foremost value investors, got his first job on wall. Schloss passed away last year at the age of 96, and this video was taken 5 years ago when schloss was 92. Walter schloss and his balance sheet investing strategy i look for ways to protect us on the downside and, if we are lucky, something good may happen. Walter schloss is one of the best known and most successful disciples of benjamin graham, the creator of value investing. Following college and two summers 1915, 1916 as assistant in the bureau of fisheries at woods hole, massachusetts, schrader served in minnesota as supervisor of fisheries for the u.
Wurttemberg was the division of the confederation of rhine set up from napoleon. Associates, which included a 20year compilation of walters record since he left grahamnewman. One side focuses upon the sustainability of earnings and the efficiency in which the earnings are reinvested, while the other side focuses upon the value of the. Stocks the late walter schloss would love realmoney. Walter schloss is a legend in the value investing world. A nazi intelligence officer describes the german armys motivations surrounding their moves in poland, austria, and russia. The antiquary gutenberg text and illustrated html scott, walter, 17711832.
It was first published in a private edition of eleven volumes, at the expense of the author, including an imperfect index, which appeared over seven years beginning around 1888. His full narrative of the years 1933 to 1938 was included in the german edition, but. Benjamin graham the memoirs of the dean of wall street book. The walter schloss approach to investing pdf aaii walter schloss speech 65 years on wall street pdf. The walter schloss strategy, profoundly simple wisdom and. His intent focus on company balance sheets and little else is. Sixtyfive years on wall street columbia business school. As weve discussed elsewhere, walter schloss was one of the most successful investors in history, achieving a 15. Over an astounding 45 years from 1956 to 2000, walters fund earned a cagr of 15. Kresin, and biographical memoirs, volume 82 published 2003 by the national academy press washington, d. The archive includes a growing collection of valueinvesting materials, including. I have even more respect for him after reading his autobiography.
Walter schloss, the money manager who earned accolades from warren buffett for the steady returns he achieved by applying lessons learned directly from the father of value investing, benjamin. But as a benjamin graham disciple, he learned his lessons well. In 1994, walter schloss sat down and outlined his thoughts on making money in markets to serve as a guide to newer investors or those without. Schloss and associates, which he ran from a small room inside tweedy, brownes offices. Schloss enrolled in the new york stock exchange institute, where he took courses from benjamin graham on how to value businesses, find value stocks, and manage money. He went to work for benjamin graham at grahamnewman in 1946. Any opinions expressed in this memoir are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the national academy of sciences. Warren buffett 1930 whether were talking about socks or stocks, i like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down. Not only was he a fantastic money manager for his investors, he managed a nonprofit endowment, came from a hard working family, and volunteered for the army during wwii. Memoir of the early life of sir walter scott, written by himself. Memoirs of the life of sir walter scott, by john gibson lockhart 1 chapter i chapter ii chapter iii chapter iv chapter v chapter vi. Perhaps mistakenly, schloss stubbornly stuck to north american markets, forcing him to shift his strategy. The original was as of 1961 in the possession of the keitel family.
He compounded money at 16% per annum for the next forty nine years. Schloss and the former evelyn gomprecht, according to a paid notice in the new york times. One of my favorites is based on the methodologies of late famed investor walter schloss, who ran up a. Schloss studied under ben graham in 1935 and started his own fund in. Schloss had a career which spanned many decades from the early times of ben graham to the 2000s.
Walter schloss, a legendary value investor who learned directly from benjamin graham, the father of value investing, never graduated from college and was hired as a runner on wall street in 1934, at the age of 18. Book value and honesty walter schloss was a contrarian who based his value investing techniques on those developed by his. Walter schloss as the saying goes, a stock well bought is half sold. Schloss august 28, 1916 february 19, 2012 was an american investor, fund manager, and philanthropist. Introduction jakob walter takes birth inside rosenberg in year 1788, which is near to the land of kaiya into german region of wurttemberg. The 10 best investors in the world value investing. The memoirs of fieldmarshal keitel were written in manuscript in six weeks in the prison at nuremberg, beginning on september 1, 1946. Benjamin graham the memoirs of the dean of wall street by. The walter schloss investing archive provides historical resources for scholars and showcases the unique history of the value approach. Pdf memoirs of the life of sir walter scott, volume i.
Unforunately, schloss never wrote any books nor are there many recommendations from the famed value investors. A personal and family history walter schloss a modern approach to graham and dodd investing wiley finance by thomas p. Walter schloss managed an investment partnership from 1955 until 2001. A personal and family history are now out of print, there are various lectures and interviews by schloss available online. Nor was he known for marketing his skills to investors he was indifferent to collecting clients and only 92 managed to sign on. Many investors love to forecast the direction of the markets but, while its possible to guess correctly from time to time, investors have proven unable to make accurate market predictions to the extent that they just cant be relied on to yield great returns over the long run. He wrote this book in 2003, shortly after he retired from nearly 50 years of compounding at an average annual rate of over 15%. Jakob walter memoirs of jakob walter as an infantry. Investment memoirs generally also disappoint students. Walter schloss 16 golden rules for making money in the. Your essential guide to walter schloss investing seeking. Schloss associates in 1955, he was joined by son, edwin, in 1973. Full text of inside the third reich internet archive.
We expect corporations to treat us fairly, which, unfortunately, doesnt always happen. Walter schloss was never a face on financial television programmes. Walter schloss on selling stocks schloss subscribed to the idea of selling at what he believed to be intrinsic value and didnt focus so much on what the stock did two to three years later. Walter schloss new lows screen stock screen stockopedia. Walter scott scott, walter, 17711832 the online books. Walter schloss and his value investing strategy kcchongnz. He did not attend college and was initially hired at the age of 18 as a runner on wall street in 1934.
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