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The definitive book on value investing — a guide to developing long-term strategies for successful investing, with timeless principles on margin of safety and market behavior.
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The Contrarian Temperament
Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful
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The Investor's Self-Discipline System
Your biggest investment risk is not the market — it is your own behavior
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The Enterprising Investor's Bargain Hunting
Systematically find undervalued stocks through quantitative screening and special situations
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Owner Earnings Analysis
Evaluate businesses by their true earning power, not by Wall Street's reported numbers
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Value vs. Growth Investing Framework
Pay for what a company has earned, not for what it might earn someday
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Seven Criteria for Defensive Stock Selection
A quantitative checklist to screen for financially sound, fairly priced stocks
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The 50/50 Portfolio Rebalancing Rule
Maintain a fixed stock-bond split and rebalance when it drifts beyond thresholds
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Investment vs. Speculation Distinction
An investment operation promises safety of principal and adequate return upon thorough analysis
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Dollar-Cost Averaging
Invest fixed amounts at regular intervals to remove emotion and timing from the equation
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Defensive vs. Enterprising Investor Model
Choose your investing approach based on time, skill, and temperament — not ambition
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Mr. Market Allegory
Treat the market as an emotional partner offering prices, not as a guide to value
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Margin of Safety
Only invest when the price is significantly below calculated intrinsic value