Buying stocks based only on knowing what a company does (like knowing Johnson & Johnson makes bandages) provides no rational basis for price decisions; an investor needs a philosophy connecting company fundamentals to valuation and understanding market mechanics like liquidity constraints and trading halts.
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Seth KlarmanEvidence Quote
“didn't really know how to connect that to anything tangible about why would I pay a particular price or what would make that stock go up or down...you can't just assume that just because the stock trades at a price...that you can actually buy any there”
Created: 8/12/2026, 5:57:12 PM
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