Investors & Traders · Value & long-term
Benjamin Graham
The father of value investing and security analysis. A near wipe-out in 1929–32 taught him to demand a margin of safety; he wrote the field's two bibles, ran a successful fund, taught Buffett, and made his biggest fortune from one exception to his own rules: GEICO.
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Prereqs: The Intelligent Investor (Books); Balance sheet & cash flow. Next: Philip Fisher. Sources: Graham's *Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street*, *Security Analysis* (1934, with David Dodd), *The Intelligent Investor* (1949).Next: 1. Life