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Posted by Gil Faver on June 21, 2008, 3:28 pm
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> Tips to Succeed in Stock Market
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> Legendary Investor Warren Buffett once advised, "Be greedy when others
> are fearful."
> Buy when you cannot find a Bull. Thanks to a fear-filled summer, many
> top notch stocks are still trading well below their potential, giving
> savvy investors the opportunity to strike it rich.
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> Time to Get Greedy?
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> Graham taught Buffett to ignore the markets and focus upon buying the
> underlying worth of the stock. Buying stocks below their book value
> and having a margin of safety were key Graham investing themes. Graham
> taught Buffett to look beyond the current stock price to the
> "intrinsic value" of the stock. And, then, to only buy the stock if it
> could be purchased at a steep discount to its intrinsic value, giving
> a large margin of safety
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> Buffett's partnership portfolio over ten years grew by a modest 1,156%
> compared to the Dow's 122.9% and other major world indices.
Let's not forget that Buffet buys "at a steep discount to intrinsic value"
as part of the whole Estate Tax fiasco. No wonder he opines against its
repeal.
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