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Stocks 507:
Great Investors: Others in the Hall of Fame
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1.
One of Bill Nygren's methods for choosing stocks involves the 80/20 rule.
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True
False
True. Nygren looks for stocks where 80% of the commentary about a company revolves around a part that contributes only about 20% of the profits.
2.
Whom did Bill Ruane study under?
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Ben Graham
Warren Buffett
Bill Gates
Alan Greenspan
Ben Graham. Ruane studied under Graham.
3.
Why didn't Marty Whitman like to use book value when considering a company to buy?
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He found price/earnings ratio to be a more valuable metric
He felt that it overlooked too many physical assets
He felt that it overlooked too many intangibles
Whitman did actually prefer to use book value
He felt that it overlooked too many intangibles. Intangibles don't appear as such on balance sheets.
4.
Part of Ralph Wanger's approach to picking stocks involves looking for small-company stocks that have been largely ignored by analysts.
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True
False
True. These stocks don't receive much attention, so there is a chance of finding an undervalued stock among them.
5.
In Bill Miller's professional portfolio, pricey Internet stocks rub elbows with _______.
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Turnaround businesses
Traditional growth companies
Bargain-priced financials
None of the above
None of the above. Miller likes to mix a lot of styles.
6.
What mattered to Charlie Munger when it came to selecting companies to invest in?
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The quality of the businesses behind them
Businesses with strong competitive advantages
Finding undervalued stocks
All of the above
All of the above. Munger valued all of them.
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