Floyd Odlum

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Quotes(6)

You can make more money buying at the bottom than selling at the top.
Source:Fortune Magazine profiles (1930s–1940s)
When everyone is pessimistic, that’s the time to buy.
Source:Interviews during the Great Depression
The safest time to invest is when things look the worst.
Source:Depression-era financiers
Depressions are not bad for everyone.
Source:Interviews and commentary from the 1930s
Buy when others are selling, and hold when others are afraid
Source:Depression-era commentary
Fortunes are made during panics, not booms.
Source:Early contrarian investors

Research & Reading(1)

Fortune Magazine profiles (1892s–1976s)

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