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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. 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. Ruane studied under Graham.
3.
Ralph Wanger is known for investing according to _______.
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Themes. For example, if money is accumulating in one part of the world, he would look into businesses that serve that part of the world.
4.
As an investor, Bill Miller mixed _______.
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Growth stocks with value stocks. In fact, he was often called a growth investor in a value investor's clothing.
5.
What factor did Marty Whitman focus on when choosing companies to invest in?
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The takeover value. The takeover value was how much he thought a buyer would pay to buy the whole company.
6.
Charlie Munger advised investors to learn many different facets of a business they might want to invest in.
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True. This helps them to better understand the economics of a certain business, which in turn can help them avoid shortsightedness.