Thursday 8 March 2012

A criterion of investment vs. speculation:


Many see no benefit in distinguishing the investor from the speculator.

Graham disagrees -- he believes the margin of safety may be "the touchstone to distinguish an investment operation from a speculative one." 

The speculator believes the odds are in their favor when they take their chance and they might claim a margin of safety as a result from a propitious time, skill in analysis, adviser or system, etc. But these claims are unconvincing.


http://www.conscious-investor.com/books/intelligentinvestor.pdf

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