For value investors, last fall’s crisis provided an unprecedented opportunity. Down markets are a great time to buy securities, as Graham and Dodd said in Securities Analysis, since the average investor can usually only get them “at prices that the future may cause him to regret.” F ... ... Read more
When the rest of the market panics and a wild sell-off ensues, value investors calmly increase their market holdings. As the unemployment rate increases and more investors panic, value investors become giddy as they swallow up stocks at even more attractive prices. Is it blind faith? ... Read th ... Read more